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Verzeichniss der Gemälde der Kaiserlich Königlichen Bilder Gallerie in Wien
Collectie: Wenen / Gemälde-Galerie im Belvedere / 1783
The Basel engraver, art dealer and publisher Christian von Mechel, active in France and Germany, was brought to Wien in 1778 by Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, to reorganize and catalogue the imperial picture collection at the Schloss Belvedere, arranging it by national school. Wechel conducted his friend Goethe on a tour of Basel art collections in 1779, on the latter’s second journey through Switzerland. A French translation was published by Mechel in Basel in 1784.