Fontaine de Vaucluse - Original Steel Engraving by Skelton fils - 1835
€45.00
Tax included
Original 1835 steel engraving of the Fontaine de Vaucluse: the amphitheatre of rock closing the valley, with the mouth of the Sorgue spring beyond, the village along the river and the ruins of the bishops' castle on the height above. Drawn by Rauch and engraved by Skelton fils.
Original 1835 steel engraving of the Fontaine de Vaucluse: the amphitheatre of rock closing the valley, with the mouth of the Sorgue spring beyond, the village along the river and the ruins of the bishops' castle on the height above. Drawn by Rauch and engraved by Skelton fils.
The spring of Vaucluse is the largest in France and the place where Petrarch withdrew to write much of his songbook to Laura, which from the 18th century onward made it a site of literary pilgrimage.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist: Rauch.
Engraver: Skelton fils (Skelton the younger).
Date: 1835.
Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 in (17.5 x 11 cm).
Condition: Good condition; clean paper and a crisp impression. Mounted in an old mat.
21648
16 other products in the same category:
Viewed products
Original 1835 steel engraving of the Fontaine de Vaucluse: the amphitheatre of rock closing the valley, with the mouth of the Sorgue spring beyond, the village along the river and the ruins of the bishops' castle on the height above. Drawn by Rauch and engraved by Skelton fils.