"Brunswick box with a view of Dresden: a delicate mass of art"

Paper pulp, black lacquer. Round with a slant. The lid is carefully decorated with a view of Dresden from the left bank of the Elbe, at the level of the piers. On the horizon, the city skyline with the Frauenkirche, Belvedere, Brühlsche Terrasse, the Catholic Hofkirche, and the Augustusbrücke. In the foreground, figures of people on the Elbe meadows, including strollers and boat builders. On the Elbe, a large sailing boat and several rowing boats. Probably based on the engraving "Dresden from the Morning Side" by the artist Christian Friedrich Sprinck (1769–1831). Multicolored lacquer. Minor damages. Height 1.8 cm, diameter 9.5 cm. See Richard Borek Foundation, Online Catalog – Stobwasser, section "Landscapes," item "11068. View of Dresden" (similar subject matter). Tobacco box made of Braunschweig paper pulp from the 19th century with a view of the city of Dresden, probably after an engraving by Christian Friedrich Sprinck (1769–1831). Minor dents. Braunschweig, first third of the 19th century.