The right bank of the Vltava River by Karel Liebscher - Prague, Czech Republic - Paintings Then and Now on Waymarking.com

The paintings shows the southern part of the right bank of the Vltava River.

On the right in the foreground is The Šitkovská Water Tower - former waterworks, today part of the art gallery Mánes. The water-tower was built in 1588-1591. The construction works were led by Karel Melnický, a townsman from Prague’s New Town. The water-tower was taken out of service in 1881 and its function was taken over by a new reservoir at Karlov. The old water-tower was thoroughly reconstructed in 1883 and served its purpose until 24th May 1913.

At the back of the horizon is a hill with Prague Castle.


The author this painting is Karel Liebscher (visit link) .
Karel Liebscher (24 February 1851, Prague - 20 April 1906, Prague) was a Czech landscape painter and illustrator.
You can find this picture in book 'Zapomenuté obrazy' (visit link)

Website of painting. Exact URL of painting is required: [Web Link] Artist: Karel Liebscher Date of Painting: 01/01/1880 Date of Your Photograph: 04/20/2022 Medium of Painting: oil on canvas

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