Name: Antique Print-ST-MARTIN-COLOGNE-KOELN-RHINE-Harris-Tombleson-1832
SKU: PICTURA-09943
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Antique Print-ST-MARTIN-COLOGNE-KOELN-RHINE-Harris-Tombleson-1832

€35.00

‘ST. MARTIN’S CHURCH. COLOGNE. ?GLISE ST. MARTIN ? COLOGNE. KIRCHE ST. MARTIN ZU COELN.’

– Steel engraving of St. Martin’s Church in Cologne viewed from the riverside. Ships, towers, townspeople, and animals populate 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.

ST. MARTIN, COLOGNE, K?LN, TOMBLESON, RIVER, GERMANY, ROMANESQUE CHURCH, CITYSCAPE, 19TH CENTURY, BOATS, TOWERS | PCO-C1-17

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: R. Harris was a British engraver active in the early 19th century. Known for engraving architectural and topographical subjects, including collaborative works with artists like 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.