DISCOVERART

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau

Entrance to the Narrow Pass

1794
Etching and aquatint in sanguine on ivory wove paper
25 × 19.3 cm (9.8 × 7.6 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

View at artic.edu ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Jacob Wilhelm Mechau

LandscapeLandscapeAjax in the GraveAjax in the GraveThe Ravine (Der Hohlweg)The Ravine (Der Hohlweg)The Caves of Acradina near Syracuse in SicilyThe Caves of Acradina near Syracuse in SicilyBridge of SalaroBridge of SalaroA Tavern at Monte TestaccioA Tavern at Monte TestaccioA Civita CastellanaA Civita CastellanaGoddess Appearing to Two FiguresGoddess Appearing to Two Figures

More like this

Pengnern Corn and Fulling Mills, with Pont y Pandy, Near Festiniog, from Twelve Views in North WalesPaul Sandby — Pengnern Corn and Fulling Mills, with Pont y PCascades of TivoliAlbert Christoph Dies — Cascades of TivoliLlangollin in the County of Denbigh, from the Turnpike Road Above the River Dee, plate four from Twelve Views in North WalesPaul Sandby — Llangollin in the County of Denbigh, from the Brimham Rocks, near Pateley Bridge YorkshireFrancis Nicholson — Brimham Rocks, near Pateley Bridge YorksShepherds and Sheep Resting Under a Bridge, plate seven from Paysages Dédiés à M. WareletSalomon Gessner — Shepherds and Sheep Resting Under a BridgeThe Fall of the Clyde, plate 18 from Liber StudiorumJoseph Mallord William Turner — The Fall of the Clyde, plateWooded Mountain Landscape with a Small Waterfall and PathwayFranz Joseph Leopold — Wooded Mountain Landscape with a SmalAlpine LandscapeAlexandre Calame — Alpine LandscapeRiver Landscape with Cows and Dog in ForegroundUnknown artist — River Landscape with Cows and Dog in ForegrLandscape with a Walker and a Cascade, plate 5 from the second suite Livre de paysages (Book of Landscapes)Jean Hoüel — Landscape with a Walker and a Cascade, plate 5 Mill near the Grand Chartreuse, plate 54 from Liber StudiorumJoseph Mallord William Turner — Mill near the Grand ChartreuA Subiaco, from Malerisch Radierte Prospekte aus ItalienJohann Christian Reinhart — A Subiaco, from Malerisch Radier