"Brunswick Box with a View of Dresden: An Elegant Mass of Art"

Papier-mâché, black lacquer. Round with a beveled edge. On the lid, a meticulously depicted view of Dresden from the left bank of the Elbe, at the level of the quays. On the horizon, the city silhouette featuring 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. Likely based on the engraving "Dresden from the Morning Side" by the artist Christian Friedrich Sprinck (1769-1831). Polychrome lacquer. Minor damage. Height 1.8 cm, diameter 9.5 cm. See the Richard Borek Foundation, Online Catalog - Stobwasser, section "Landscapes," item "11068. View of Dresden" (similar subject). A 19th-century Brunswick papier-mâché tobacco box with a view of the city of Dresden, probably after an engraving by Christian Friedrich Sprinck (1769-1831). Minor dents. Brunswick, first third of the 19th century.