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| Keywords: View from Egeberg (JW Edy plate 54).jpg Artwork Creator John William Edy Egeberg No LIV VIEW FROM EGEBERG This view was taken on the declivity of the farthest point of Egeberg where its sides descend precipitously into the Fiord nearly opposite the castle To form a faint idea of the expanse of the country and the waters about Christiania it is necessary to place this and the following view No 55 together which comprehend the whole scene as beheld from this spot presenting the appearance of an extensive and beautiful lake It was deemed expedient to divide it on two plates calculated to match exactly in order to shew the parts on a larger scale and at the same time adhere to the rule originally adopted of having no folding plates in this work On a line from the castle to the left are two of the Crown islands; they are covered with short burnt grass which gives them a brown aspect and are inhabited by two or three fishermen with their families On the long island or isthmus a little above them are the summer residences of the governor of Christiania and the commandant of the Akershus Fortress castle of Aggerhus A few other islands are seen in succession down the Fiord The ship seen under sail indicates by its position the deep channel leading into the port which lies between the garrison and Egeberg ; the water seen over its masts extending from the main land to the point of the governor's island is shallow and used by boats only The great points of attraction in this view are the three mountains of similar form seen in the distance terminating abruptly with precipices near the high road leading from Christiania to Drammen Dram and Kongsberg Konsberg which after coasting the shore leads up the side and over the top of one of them All ships passing to or from Christiania are most advantageously seen from the foreground of the picture In the woods of this mountain Egeberg the cadets from the military school exercise themselves in manæuvring and shooting with the rifle-gun One of their excursions took place when I was occupied with this view Having descried me half-a-dozen of them silently approached within gun shot and lay in ambush on their stomachs and backs concealed by the bushes and trees attentively observing my motions; a rustling among the leaves drew my attention and I saw the muzzles of their guns levelled at me which caused some merriment and afforded me an opportunity of seeing many of their extraordinary feats in military tactics and of their skill with the rifle-gun in bush-fighting The Norwegians certainly excel all others in the use of this little piece ; even a peasants boy will hit a bird flying in the eye or head with a ball from a gun of the rudest materials a vile barrel a Dutch lock set in a deal stock fashioned with his knife and charged moreover with bad powder If be by chance miss his aim he is rebuked severely and repeatedly for wasting the powder and shot until he is master of some secret unerring principles known only to the adepts themselves Collapse bottom http //urn nb no/URN NBN no-nb_digibok_2011072910001 Boydell's picturesque scenery of Norway London 1820 Plate no 54 p 289 in scanned copy no-nb_digibok_2011072910001 PD-Art-100 John William Edy Boydell's picturesque scenery of Norway Oslo in art Oslofjorden in art Ekeberg Views of Oslo from Ekeberg Historical images of Oslofjorden | ||||
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