{"product_id":"skokloster-castle-swidde","title":"Skokloster Castle, Garden View — Swidde","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare late 17th-century engraving of Skokloster Castle viewed from the side of its formal gardens, in elegant counterpoint to the better-known frontal aspect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Latin title: \u003cem\u003eFacies Splendidissimi Ornatissimique Palatii Skokloster, qua spectat amoenissimum Hortum, qui ei est adsitus\u003c\/em\u003e. Engraved by Willem Swidde. From \u003cem\u003eSuecia Antiqua et Hodierna\u003c\/em\u003e. Published in Stockholm, 1693.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkokloster's parterres, laid out beside Lake Mälaren, were among the most ambitious French-style gardens in 17th-century Sweden, although never completed in full. Swidde's plate, paired with the principal façade view by Dahlbergh, gives the castle a four-square completeness it never achieved on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopperplate engraving. Sheet size approximately 35.0 × 50.0 cm. Very Good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51808537968926,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/Suecia_-_081_thumb_786c2f2f-18b2-447f-af20-4681f4549bb4.jpg?v=1777694910","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/products\/skokloster-castle-swidde","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}