Description: Universum06_45 1839 Meyer print DARMSTADT, HESSEN, GERMANY (#45) Nice print titled Der Markt in Darmstadt, from steel engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. page size is 23.5 x 15.5 cm, approx. image size is 15 x 10 cm. Print was published in Germany in Meyer's Universum by Bibliographic Institute Hildburghausen. Click here or image for larger version Darmstadt, city, Hesse Land (state), south-central Germany, situated on a gently sloping plain between the Odenwald (a forested plateau) and the Rhine, south of Frankfurt am Main and southeast of Mainz. First mentioned in the 11th century, Darmstadt was by the 14th century a small village held by the counts of Katzenelnbogen. Chartered in 1330, it was deeded to the landgraves of Hesse in 1479. In 1567 it became the residence of the Hesse-Darmstadt line (a grand duchy from 1806), and from 1919 until 1945 it was the capital of the state of Hesse. Its most brilliant period was under the landgrave Ludwig X (1790–1830), the first grand duke as Ludwig I, under whom the new town was built. Industrialization, especially the development of chemicals, brought rapid expansion in the 19th century. A noted chemist, Justus von Liebig, was born there in 1803. Darmstadt formerly consisted of an old and a new town, and, although badly damaged in World War II, many historic buildings survived, and the city was rebuilt. Notable landmarks include the statue of Ludwig X (108 ft [33m] high); the ducal castle (1568–95); the Kranichstein hunting lodge, now a museum and game park; and the Russian Church (1898–99), commissioned by Tsar Nicholas II in honour of Tsarina Alexandra, a native of Darmstadt. In the Mathildenhöhe, east of the city, is the artist's colony established (1899) by the grand duke Ernst Ludwig. To the west, on Kuhkopf Island in the Rhine, is a nature reserve with rare waterfowl. Darmstadt is the site of the Landesmuseum and library, a technical university (founded 1836), schools of engineering, art, and music, and a porcelain museum. The Darmstädter Gesprache, a seminar devoted to intellectual issues and combined with art exhibits, is an annual event.
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Print Type: Engraving
Size Type/ Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14'')
Style: Realism
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Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Subject: Architecture & Cityscape
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1839
