Johann Wilhelm Schirmer

The Large Italian Landscape

1841

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Etching on ivory chine, laid down on buff wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 31.8 × 43.2 cm (12 9/16 × 17 1/16 in.); Chine: 41.5 × 51 cm (16 3/8 × 20 1/8 in.); Plate: 42.7 × 52 cm (16 13/16 × 20 1/2 in.); Sheet: 45.6 × 55.6 cm (18 × 21 15/16 in.)
Collection no.
1995.36.2
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

The Large Italian Landscape — Johann Wilhelm Schirmer. 1841.

Medium: Etching on ivory chine, laid down on buff wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 31.8 × 43.2 cm (12 9/16 × 17 1/16 in.); Chine: 41.5 × 51 cm (16 3/8 × 20 1/8 in.); Plate: 42.7 × 52 cm (16 13/16 × 20 1/2 in.); Sheet: 45.6 × 55.6 cm (18 × 21 15/16 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.

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