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ST GOAR AND RUINS OF FORT RHEINFELLS,European Scenery,1836 Antique Steel Engraving
ST GOAR AND RUINS OF FORT RHEINFELLS,European Scenery,1836 Antique Steel Engraving Historical Collectible Art Print
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ST GOAR, a town of Germany, in the Prussian Rhine Province,
on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite St Goarshausen and just below the
famous Lorelei, 12 m. above Boppard by the railway from Coblenz to Mainz.
It is in part surrounded by the ruins of its old walls, and contains an Evangelical
church, with some Renaissance monuments, and a Roman Catholic church with
an image of St Goar of Aquitania, around whose chapel the place originally
arose. Below the town, high on an eminence above the Rhine, stands Schloss
Rheinfels, the property of the king of Prussia, the most perfect of the feudal
castles on the banks of the river. In the later middle ages St Goar was the
capital of the county of Katzenelnbogen, and on the extinction of this family
it passed to Hesse-Cassel. It came into the possession of Prussia in 1815.
| PUBLISHED DATE |
c1836 |
| ARTIST |
TOMBLESON |
| ENGRAVED BY |
J. SHURY & SON |
| PAGE SIZE: approx |
9 1/4 INCHES x 5 3/4 INCHES |
| IMAGE SIZE: approx |
6 X 4 INCHES |
| CONDITION |
STEEL
ENGRAVING , BLANK on the back. Heavier paper. As scanned. Suitable ageing.
The image is clean, clear and sharp with beautiful depth and detail.This
beautiful rare item would look great matted and framed. An art supply
store can provide you with a selection of frames for old art treasures. |
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