Frauenfeld — Aquatint View of the Thurgau Cantonal Capital by J. B. Isenring

RG-2026-196 · This reference is permanently assigned to this work.

ca. 1825–1840 (frühes 19. Jh.)

Technique: aquatint
Publisher: Johann Baptist Isenring (1796–1860), St. Galler Künstler — Zeichner und Stecher (del. et sc.)
Location: Switzerland
Dimensions: ca. 32,5 × 19,5 cm visible size (Bildfeld), gerahmt ca. 47 × 36 cm
Frame: Original-Goldrahmen (schmales Goldleistenprofil) mit hochwertigem Passepartout und Goldlinien-Dekor
Condition: good

Price

from CHF 520

About the Work

Johann Baptist Isenring was one of the most important Swiss view-artists of the early 19th century and also a pioneer of photography in Switzerland. This aquatint depicts Frauenfeld as a tranquil country town with castle, church and half-timbered houses, set in an idyllic cultivated landscape with grazing cattle — a historical document capturing the Thurgau cantonal capital before industrialisation. The 'del. et sc.' signature confirms that Isenring executed both the drawing and the engraving himself.

Provenance

A charming window into Frauenfeld in the early 19th century: the St. Gallen artist and photography pioneer J. B. Isenring made this finely worked aquatint entirely himself; he both drew AND engraved it. Grazing cows, farmers in the field and the compact town silhouette with church and castle tell of pre-industrial Thurgau. In its original gilt frame with a gold-ruled mount, a ready-to-exhibit piece of Swiss print history.

Inscriptions

Titel unten mittig in Zierschrift: 'Frauenfeld'. Unten links: 'J. B. Isenring del. et sc.'

Shipping & returns

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