Name: Antique Print-FOUNTAIN-MAINZ-MAYENCE-Howard-Tombleson-1832
SKU: PICTURA-10004
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Antique Print-FOUNTAIN-MAINZ-MAYENCE-Howard-Tombleson-1832

€35.00

‘FOUNTAIN AT MAYENCE’

– Fine 19th-century steel engraving titled “Fountain at Mayence”, depicting an elaborate obelisque-style fountain in a city square. A mix of townspeople, soldiers, and women gather around, with neat buildings lining the street and church spires rising in the background.

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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 dampstaining. (can be removed on request). General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

MAINZ, MAYENCE, FOUNTAIN, OBELISK, MARKET SQUARE, TOMBLESON | PCO-C1-30

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

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

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.