Name: Antique Print-RUINS-AT-ANDERNACH-RHINE-GERMANY-Wallis-Tombleson-1832
SKU: PICTURA-09963
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Antique Print-RUINS-AT-ANDERNACH-RHINE-GERMANY-Wallis-Tombleson-1832

€35.00

‘RUINS AT ANDERNACH’

– View of the extensive ruins of a fortress or castle at Andernach. A prominent onion-domed tower stands near the center, flanked by Gothic windowed walls and arched structures. People, a horse cart, and surrounding vegetation animate the scene.

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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.

ANDERNACH, RUINS, RHINE, TOWER, FORTRESS, GERMANY, ROMANTIC RUIN, ONION DOME, ARCHITECTURAL REMAINS | PCO-C1-21

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: Robert William Wallis (1794-1878) was an English engraver noted for landscapes and architectural scenes.

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.