Name: Antique Print-RUINS-DRACHENFELS-RHINE-Sands-Tombleson-1832
SKU: PICTURA-09952
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Antique Print-RUINS-DRACHENFELS-RHINE-Sands-Tombleson-1832

€35.00

‘RUINS OF DRACHENFELS. RUINES DU CHATEAU DE DRACHENFELS. RUINEN DES SCHLOSSES VON DRACHENFELS.’

– Steel engraving of the ruined castle of Drachenfels atop the rocky hill overlooking the Rhine. In the foreground, a monument or obelisk, grazing sheep, and seated figures appear. A rainbow spans the valley.

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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.

DRACHENFELS, RUINS, RHINE, CASTLE, K?NIGSWINTER, ROMANTICISM, LANDSCAPE, GERMANY, RIVER, RAINBOW, ROMANTIC RUIN | PCO-C1-19

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.