MEYER JOHANN JAKOB (1787-1858) View of Monplaisir Palace at Peterhof (No. 3) After J. Meyer, lithographed by Schultz. St Petersburg: published by Velten; Paris: lithographed by Lemercier, [1855].

Lithograph. 35 x 42.5 cm. Caption in Russian and French. In good condition. Damp stains, foxing, tears along the left margin. Monogram stamp ‘A II’ in an oval in the lower right corner. Sheet from J. Meyer’s album ‘Picturesque Views of the Imperial Palaces and Gardens in the Environs of St Petersburg’. St Petersburg, [1855]. Meyer’s drawings are considered among the most picturesque and accurate views of the environs of the northern capital in the first half of the 19th century. Johann Jakob Meyer (1787-1858), Swiss by origin, was one of the finest watercolourists of the 19th century. He came to Russia in 1842 and worked there for about three years.