General view of Vienna, c.1740
Restitution status: Heirs being sought
Categories: Prints / Engravings / Copper engravings
Object Data
Artist
Museum
Inventory Number
70.394
Description
Copper engraving. Paper on cardboard. Title above: 'Wienn in Österreich', below description. At the bottom right: 'F.B. Werner Siles. delin. de nova', to the left (along the edge of the plate): 'Cum Privil. Sacr. Caes. Maj.' and to the right: 'Haered. Jerem. Wolffy excud. Aug. Vind.'
Height
39.6 cm
Width
108.7 cm
Motif
Veduta
Period
18th Century
Provenance Data
Acquisition from the VUGESTA/GESTAPO
Viennese Commission for Restitution
Art restitution proceedings are pending.
The Art Restitution Advisory Board has established owners or their legal successors and has recommended to restore to them the art or cultural object.
City of Vienna, executive city councillor in charge (municipal authorities)
The body in charge has decided to restore the art or cultural object to the owners or their legal successors.
The art or cultural object is kept in the museum/in the collection.
Annotations
Sixth Report on Restitution, Vienna 15 November 2005 (p. 236): 'At the meeting of 19 October 2004, the Viennese Commission on Restitution has unanimously come to the conclusion that the acquisitions of the municipal collections from the Vugesta can in general be regarded as objects of art which can be restituted.'
Request Object
© Art restitution National Fund of the Republic Austria for Victims of National Socialism