Original antique steel engraving of the Swiss town of Thun, in the canton of Bern: the castle and the church tower dominating the houses beside the river, with boatmen in the foreground and the line of the snowy Alps behind. Signed Rouargue at the lower right.
Original antique steel engraving of the Swiss town of Thun, in the canton of Bern: the castle and the church tower dominating the houses beside the river, with boatmen in the foreground and the line of the snowy Alps behind. Signed Rouargue at the lower right.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Engraver: Rouargue.
Date: Mid-19th century.
Source: Bilingual French-Spanish illustrated work on Switzerland; print no. 55.
Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 in (20 x 13.2 cm).
Condition: Laid down on paper; abundant oxidation staining (foxing) over the whole sheet, some of it within the image.