Etching or stone print by ?

Own this for many years and would like to know the artist and maybe where this castle is ? It's a big print . thanks

 

It looks like Melk Abby, Austria - other than that I have nothing............

 

This is a wild-eyed guess but . . . one of the names may be "Eushardt" (or something similar) in your photos # 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8.

 

Melk Abbey, Austria certainly is right and explains the writing in the 4th pic down "Stift Melk i/Wachau" (Abbey Melk i/Wachau) for Melk Abbey in the Wachau Valley.

Here is an antique steel engraving of Melk Abbey
http://www.antiquemapsandprints.com...onau-bartlett-antique-print-1840-281661-p.asp

--- Susan

 

Uds Lud! How I envy those of you who can actually SEE to READ the writing on most of this type of item posted.................I only knew it was the Abby because I studied it as an architectural "event" during its rebuilding (it burned) from medieval to baroque.

 

I'm in that same boat! I can't read most signatures without enlarging the images. After seeing your reply I enlarged/zoomed in on that pic and there were the words Melk and Wachau. Took me time to figure out the first word, "Stift." Didn't know what the 2nd letter was. The Google translator kept saying "stift" in German was "pen" that made no sense. Finally spotted other etchings of the Abby saying Stift Melk, Abbey Melk. I'm not sure what language Stift meaning abbey is.

I haven't any help on the signature. Yourturn... guess of "Eushardt" is certainly better than what I could possibly call it. Following is an edited version of the sig.

--- Susan

 

Hold the phone, I found the artist, Ferdinand Eckhardt. Same pic as a color etching:
https://www.dorotheum.com/dailyauct...d-schmuck/lot/1664286-ferdinand-eckhardt.html

Here's the page translated to English:
https://translate.googleusercontent...t.html&usg=ALkJrhhZflRrTmo1SxLHO0S-4rS-mYQcsQ

--- Susan

 

Thanks and this was a very good and well done search . Happy to know it all now so thanks

 

The knowledge and cooperation evidenced by the people in this forum continues to amaze me.

 

The research skills of people on this forum are superb!

 

Great work, all of you! (Catching up on some posts that I missed.)