Viererleÿ Vorstellungen angenehm-und zierlicher Grundrisse folgender Lustgärten ausser der Residenz-Stadt Wienn.. 1725 - 1735

Salomon Kleiner created this print of the Schwarzenberg garden in Vienna, Austria, during the first half of the 18th century. It depicts a highly ordered landscape, reflecting the values of the aristocracy at the time. The image presents a formal garden with symmetrical patterns and manicured plants. To the right is an orangery, a greenhouse used for cultivating citrus trees. This was a status symbol, demonstrating wealth and control over nature. The figures in the print further underscore the rigid social hierarchy of the time: aristocrats stroll leisurely, while laborers maintain the grounds. As a historian, I would look into the Schwarzenberg family's role in Austrian society and politics. Researching garden design in the 18th century, as well as the economics of maintaining such estates, would provide further insight into this image as a representation of power and privilege.