Baden-Baden. Large panoramic view of the city by Hofer, Zurich after the original drawing by Corradi. Published c 1860. Hand coloured.

An original 19th-century panoramic lithograph of the German spa town Baden-Baden, with hand colouring, possibly contemporary.

“Baden-Baden, aufgenommen vom Annaberg” (Baden-Baden, taken from the Annaberg hill).

Taken from the origianl artwork painted by the Italian-Swiss landscape artist Konrad Corradi (1813–1878).

the lithograph was created, printed and published by Johannes Jacob Hofer (1814–1891) in Zürich, Switzerland.

It captures a highly detailed historical viewpoint of the famous black forest resort town during its golden era.

Konrad Corradi (1813–1878) was a prominent Swiss landscape painter, illustrator, and gouache artist celebrated for his highly detailed topographic views of Switzerland and southwestern Germany.

Jakob Hofer; (1828–1892) was a highly prominent Swiss lithographer, draughtsman, and publisher based in Zürich. He ran one of the most successful graphic art institutes in 19th-century Switzerland, specialising in the production of premium-quality panoramic prints.