Name: Antique Print-BOPPART-Sands-Tombleson-1832
SKU: PICTURA-09977
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Antique Print-BOPPART-Sands-Tombleson-1832

€35.00

‘BOPPART’

– Engraving of the town of Boppart on the Rhine. Timber-framed houses along the river, local people in traditional dress, and boats docked at the quay. Engraved by J. Sands after W. Tombleson. Published by G. Virtue, Ivy Lane, London, ca. 1832.

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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.

BOPPART, RHINE, TIMBER-FRAME, BOATS, TOWNSPEOPLE | PCO-C1-24

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: James Sands (fl.1811-1846) was a 19th-century British engraver known for detailed scenic views and landscapes, often collaborating on illustrated travel books such as those by Tombleson.

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.