Name: Antique Print-RUDESHEIM-RHINE-Waters-Tombleson-1832
SKU: PICTURA-09996
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Antique Print-RUDESHEIM-RHINE-Waters-Tombleson-1832

€35.00

‘RUDESHEIM’

– Steel engraving titled “R?desheim”, depicting a dramatic view of the town with religious and architectural elements. A prominent crucifix stands in the foreground, with kneeling women in prayer. Behind it, medieval ruins and village buildings are set against a mountainous backdrop along the Rhine.

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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.

R?DESHEIM, RHINE, TOMBLESON, RELIGIOUS IMAGERY, GERMANY, CRUCIFIXION SCENE, RUINS | PCO-C1-28

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: J, Waters (fl.1832) was a British steel engraver.

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.