Print 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.
ARGENFELS, CASTLE, RHINE, GERMANY, FORTRESS, LANDSCAPE, ENGRAVING, 19TH CENTURY, TOMBLESON | PCO-C1-20
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.
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