The Freyung in Vienna viewed from south east

The slightly sloping square of the Freyung culminates with the Church of the Scots, built 1638–48. The south façade and the right side of the square are flooded by the midday sun. The view shows the original topography of the square with the convent wall, which was replaced from the Priory House im 1773, one of the first “apartment buildings” in Vienna. Of all the buildings on the square only the Harrach Palace on the left side has survived. The vivacious rendering of the market stalls and the lively coloured staffage figures enlivens the foreground of the painting. Inv.-Nr. GG 1654