Friedrich Salathé

Friedrich Salathé was an artist whose documented career spans the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, remaining active between 1793 and 1819. His artistic output, as represented in major institutional holdings, centers predominantly on detailed drawings depicting architecture and varied European landscapes.

The body of work attributed to Salathé suggests a focused exploration of topographical subjects, ranging from domestic settings to dramatic mountain environments. Titles such as A Terraced Garden by a Villa and Courtyard of a Swiss Country House reveal an attention to constructed environments, while pieces like Fortified Castle Above a Narrow Valley and Italian Mountain Landscape confirm the artist’s interest in expansive and sometimes dramatic natural scenery.

Today, fifteen drawings attributed to Salathé are preserved across notable American collections, establishing the artist’s verifiable historical legacy. These museum-quality works are held at prestigious institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art. As work from this era often falls within the public domain, high-quality prints derived from original drawings, including documented Friedrich Salathé prints, are frequently used for scholarly reference and display.