Name: Antique Print-SWING-BRIDGE-BONN-RHINE-Smith-Tombleson-1832
SKU: PICTURA-09949
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Antique Print-SWING-BRIDGE-BONN-RHINE-Smith-Tombleson-1832

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‘SWING BRIDGE. BONN.’

– Steel engraving of a swing bridge crossing the Rhine at Bonn. Ferries and boats bustle on the river, with townspeople crossing or waiting. Windmill, city skyline, and spires in 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 some dampstaining in outer margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

BONN, SWING BRIDGE, RHINE, FERRY, TOMBLESON, CITY VIEW, RIVER CROSSING, 19TH CENTURY, GERMANY, TRANSPORT | PCO-C1-18

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: John Orrin Smith (1799-1843) was a British wood-engraver. Born in Colchester, Smith went to London about 1818, and spent a short time training as an architect.

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.