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(GN 31766) "Prospect and perspective of the Churfürstl. Fürstenried Castle, as seen from the garden" rare original copper engraving by Jeremias Wolff (1663-1724) after a drawing by Matthias Diesel (1675-1752) Engraver: Johann August Corvinus Sheet size: approx. 37 x 24.5 cm slightly stained, well preserved Matthias Diesel (5. February 1675 in Bernried am Starnberger See; ? 11. March 1752 in Munich) was a German garden architect and draftsman. Diesel drew baroque gardens around Paris, Salzburg and Munich. The copperplate engravings made from his models often represent the only source of the early 18th century. Century for the depiction of castle gardens. Matthias Diesel trained as a gardener. In Versailles, Marly-le-Roi and the Tuileries Gardens, Diesel acquired his qualifications as a landscape architect and hydraulic engineer. From 1711 onwards he designed various baroque gardens in Bavaria, for example for the Cardinal of Passau. His first project in Bavaria was the garden of Alteglofsheim Castle in the Regensburg district. In the autumn of 1713, Diesel became garden inspector for the Prince-Bishop in Salzburg. During this time he was entrusted with the management of various gardens. In 1717 the first series of copperplate engravings of his drawings appeared. His drawings of Baroque gardens were published in Augsburg by Jeremias Wolff; the engravers were Johann August Corvinus (1683?1738) and Karl Remshard (1678?1735). The motifs also served as templates for the Nymphenburg porcelain manufactory. Original! - No emphasis! - No copy!

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