Art, literature & historyEntrance to the Narrow Pass
1794
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching and aquatint in sanguine on ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 25 × 19.3 cm (9 7/8 × 7 5/8 in.); Sheet: 47 × 33.1 cm (18 9/16 × 13 1/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2013.406
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Entrance to the Narrow Pass — Jacob Wilhelm Mechau. 1794.
Medium: Etching and aquatint in sanguine on ivory wove paper. Dimensions: Plate: 25 × 19.3 cm (9 7/8 × 7 5/8 in.); Sheet: 47 × 33.1 cm (18 9/16 × 13 1/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.