Publication Date: 1832
Seller: Pictura Prints, Art & Books, Overasselt, Netherlands
Art / Print / Poster First Edition Signed
William Tombleson (illustrator). 'BIEBERICH'Detailed steel engraving titled "Bieberich", depicting Schloss Biebrich, the baroque palace along the Rhine River near Wiesbaden, Germany seat of the Duke of Nassau. A broad riverside promenade, tree-lined, leads to the palace, with figures, horses, and boats adding human and scenic interest.Made by John Jackson after William Tombleson.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).NASSAU, BIEBRICH, RHINE, PALACE, TOMBLESON, GERMANY, BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE | PCO-C1-29BACKGROUND INFORMATIONTombleson's Views of the Rhine', Volume 1, first edition, 1832, published by Black & Armstrong, London. Foreign Booksellers to the King.Biography engraver: John Jackson (1801-1848) was a British wood-engraver; apprenticed to Thomas Bewick, 1823-24; worked for James Northcote, RA, and William Harvey in London. Signed his work: 'J J fecit,' or 'JJ.'; occasionally referred as John Jackson Junior as for his father who had the same name.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. 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.
Language: German
Published by Biebrich: Herzoglich Nassauische Hofhaltung Februar, 1814
Seller: historicArt Antiquariat & Kunsthandlung, Wiesbaden-Breckenheim, Germany
Manuscript / Paper Collectible First Edition Signed
1. handgeschriebene Nota (Rechnung) in brauner Tinte in Schnörkelschrift auf großem rückseitig unbedrucktem Büttenblatt, Blattgröße ca. (33 x 19 cm) mit Wasserzeichen "AHA", eigenhändige Unterschrift des Gastwirts "Georg Lutz Aukamwirth", darunter kurioserweise die Bestätigung eines Herzoglichen Hofbeamten, dass das Trinkgelage tatsächlich auf Kosten der Herzoglichen Hofkasse erfolgt ist, da "den Kosacken im Gefolöge des Generals Kaisaroff Wein und Brantwein verabreicht wurde", darunter Bestätigung der Herzoglichen "Comissione Serenissimi" in Biebrich mit Unterschriften zweier herzoglicher Hofbeamter, dass der Betrag von "Dreizehn Gulden, Sechs Kreutzer zur Ausgabe Herzoglicher Hof Cassa" angewiesen worden ist, am Ende Bestätigung des Gastwirts Georg Lutz im Aukamm mit eigenhändiger Unterschrift, dass er das Geld richtig erhalten hat, geglättete Faltspuren, im rechten Blattrand etwas Alterspatina, ansonsten bemerkenswert gut erhalten 2100 gr.