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An etching portrays a building with elaborate floral architectural decoration along its façade. In the center of the building, above the door, text reads "Neues Caffehaus."

An etching portrays a building with elaborate floral architectural decoration along its façade. In the center of the building, above the door, text reads "Neues Caffehaus." A man sits on a bench to the right of the building, reading, and smoking a long pipe. To the left, a man and woman walk in an alleyway. Other buildings are seen in the distant background.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42415.5
People
Johann Esaias Nilson, German (Augsburg 1721 - 1788 Augsburg)
Title
The New Coffeehouse
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1755
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371443

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
plate: 18.6 × 28.5 cm (7 5/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
sheet: 24 × 39.5 cm (9 7/16 × 15 9/16 in.)
frame: 38.1 × 48.3 cm (15 × 19 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Purchased with the Katherine Levin Farrell Fund, 1958
Object Number
TL42415.5
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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