‘BACHARACH’

– Detailed steel engraving of the Rhine town of Bacharach. View shows the town with its defensive towers and walls, prominent church spire, and ruins of St. Werner’s Chapel on the hillside. Sailboats and shoreline activity enrich the river scene. Drawn by William Tombleson, engraved by H. Winkles. Published by Black & Armstrong, London.

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Description

Medium: Steel engraving on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 13.6 x 22.6 cm (5.35 x 8.9 inch). Image size: 10 x 20 cm. (3.94 x 7.87 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing and some dampstaining in outer margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

BACHARACH, RHINE, WERNER CHAPEL, TOWN VIEW, GERMANY, RIVER | PCO-C1-26

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Tombleson’s Views of the Rhine’, Volume 1, first edition, 1832, published by Black & Armstrong, London. Foreign Booksellers to the King.

Biography engraver: Henry Winkles (1801-1860) was an English architectural illustrator, engraver and printer, who, together with Karl Ludwig Frommel founded the first studio for steel engraving in Germany.

Biography artist: William Tombleson (1795-1846) was a British topographical artist, illustrator, and engraver. He is best known for his detailed and picturesque views of European rivers, particularly the Rhine and the Thames.