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Summary
John William Edy: "Prospect of Christiansands By"
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Artist
John William Edy
(1760–1820)
Alternative names
John William Edye; John William Edge; Edye; Edge; Edy
Description
Danish artist, engraver and painter
Date of birth/death
7 May 1760
1820
Location of birth
Denmark
Work period
1779 –1820
Work location
London
Authority file
: Q3374273
VIAF: 295506037
ISNI: 0000000399982026
ULAN: 500021733
LCCN: nb2010000300
GND: 122998006
WorldCat
artist QS:P170,Q3374273
Title
"Prospect of Christiansands By"
Description
No. X. A VIEW OF THE TOWN OF CHRISTIANSAND, TAKEN FROM AN ELEVATED SITUATION NEAR TORRISDALS RIVER.
This seaport town gives name to one of the four grand divisions of Norway, and is said to have derived its appellation from the abundance of sand in and about it, which is rarely to be met with in Norway. It is defended by two Castles; the principal streets are at right angles, covered with sand three or four inches deep. The episcopal church is a fair edifice in form of across, built of stone whitewashed, with a tower and clock; the roof is of glazed brown pantiles. It is very neatly fitted up within, and provided with chambers, pews, organ, font, &c. &c. The edifice is surrounded by a neat cemetery, containing some handsome monuments; beneath a spreading yew is one to Hans Henric Tybring, late Bishop of Christiansand, who died February, 13th, 1798. Many reputable merchants, traders, and ship-builders reside here. Their houses are large quadrangular buildings of timber, having ample and spacious apartments accommodated with court-yards; within well furnished and decorated. Being wood, they are generally painted lead colour or dark red; the window frames and chimneys are painted uniformly white. They have watchmen who proclaim the wind blowing, and the hour.
The ships in the harbour of Fleceroe are seen from this spot on the right in the distance. This town was destroyed by fire in 1734. On the left is Torrisdals river, and from the adjacent mountain is seen that terrible precipice which terminates the chain of the Norwegian alps.
Date
1800
date QS:P571,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer
Boydell's picturesque scenery of Norway, London, 1820. Plate no. 10 (p. 97 in scanned version)
Other versions
John William Edy - The City of Christiansand - Boydell's Picturesque scenery of Norway - NG.K&H.1979.0056-010 - National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.jpg
John William Edy - The City of Christiansand - Boydell's Picturesque scenery of Norway - NG.K&H.1979.0056-010 - National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design (cropped).jpg
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19:22, 23 February 2012
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Danmichaelo
Cooling down the colours a bit as the image was taken from a yellowish page
19:11, 23 February 2012
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Danmichaelo
better colours (still a bit yellow though) from another scan, cropped
20:19, 17 February 2012
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Anne-Sophie Ofrim
== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{no|1=Kristiansand i 1800 av J.W. Edy. Fra ''Det gamle Norge i billeder og tekst'' av Ole Andreas Øverland (1855-1911)}} {{en|1=Kristiansand in 1800 by J.W. Edy. From the work ''Det gamle Norge i billede
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