KøbenhanskeMotiver_1587-1807

to rendering the extensive scenery. H igh up on the hill at V a lb y Frederiksberg Palace is seen to rise above the tree crowns, and beneath it, a little closer to the city, one can see a v ery tall m ast belon gin g to the R oyal Danish Shoot­ ing Society and B rotherhood, w here the shooting of parrots took place; few years after Haas had done this view, the building w h ich is n ow the C ity M useum w as built. The long one-storeyed w in gs on the imm ediate right served as ropew alks. A b o ve the city ramparts rise the monumental buildings w ith their tow ers and spires. O n Amager we can see the h ig h w a y cutting d ia go n a lly across the picture plane. The road is fairly crowded, and cattle is grazing on either side. Reproduced p. 75.

and Petzhold's Neptune at the Stock Exchange ramp has assumed enormous dim ensions. In the background, in the square in front o f the A siatic Com pany, the tw o obelisks w h ich were set up in 17 7 4 on the occasion of the w edding of the heir presumptive (see cat. no. 114 ). The C ity M u ­ seum has a signed sketch for this sheet. Reproduced p. 72. 1 1 6 THE H IG H W A Y OU TSIDE NØRREPORT c. 17 8 1 In the w ake o f the great road reform s in the 1760s and 1770 s when the h ighw ays o f Zealand were laid out, fo l­ low ed a repairing of the Copenhagen approach roads. 178 1 the avenue betw een Nørreport (the northern gate) and the lakes w as opened, and in this etching w e see the tripartite road w h ich consisted of a paved lane in the m iddle and on either side a bridle- and footpath. In the foreground to the left "T re H jorter", a pub on the corner of w h at w as then Farim agsvej. Reproduced p. 73. 1 1 7 THE H IG H W A Y OU TSIDE NØRREPORT c. 17 8 1 This collage-like w atercolour is presum ably a contem ­ porary copy of Bradt's etching, cf. no. 116 . The beautiful ideal perspective is even more emphasized b y the glu in g together o f the tw o sheets since the view itself appears outlined against the sky. The w atercolour m ay have been intended as a sketch for a piece of scenery - possibly for a to y theatre or a peepshow.

119 CO PENH AG EN FROM THE NO R THW E ST 1785

This v iew is quite close to the city - the artist must have been standing betw een it and the lakes. O n the two ap­ proach roads to Ø ster- and Nørreport (the eastern and northern gates) trees have been planted so that they ap­ pear as avenues (see cat. no. 116 ). T he v iew served as the head o f a "k u n d sch aft" (letter o f recommendation) from the m asons' and stone cutters' gu ild and w as used far into the 19th century.

120 CO PENH AG EN FROM THE N O R TH EA ST 1786

The view in this w atercolour cannot be seen from one place, and the artist is therefore supposed to have com­ bined tw o differen t prepatory draw ings. O ne is seen from the northeast, presum ably from a ship, while Nyholm w ith the n aval buildings have been draw n from an eastern point. In spite o f its naive and condensed quality, the picture is still quite illu strative w ith its m an y colours and the anim ated life on the outer roads.

118 V IEW FROM AM A G E R T OW A R D S CO PENH AG EN 1784

From the flat "Am ag erlan d " the artist looked at the city from a rare angle, and he has attached great importance

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