St Christopher Tower, Bern - Original Engraving by Rouargue, 19th C
€25.00
Tax included
Original copper engraving with the tower of the Great St Christopher at Bern, Switzerland: the medieval mass with the colossal statue of the saint in its niche, the fountain with a figure on a column and groups of townspeople in the square. Bilingual caption in French and Spanish, "Tour du Grand St Christophe à Berne".
Original copper engraving with the tower of the Great St Christopher at Bern, Switzerland: the medieval mass with the colossal statue of the saint in its niche, the fountain with a figure on a column and groups of townspeople in the square. Bilingual caption in French and Spanish, "Tour du Grand St Christophe à Berne".
The Christoffelturm was pulled down in 1865, so this engraving records a building that no longer exists. From the Switzerland series of the Panorama Universal, the Spanish edition of Firmin Didot's Univers pittoresque, engraved by Rouargue.
Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / lithographer: Rouargue
Date: 19th century
Source: Panorama Universal - Suiza (Univers pittoresque)
Dimensions: 5.5 x 7.9 in (14 x 20 cm)
Condition: Acceptable; toned paper with scattered foxing, some of it within the image. Glued to a paper support.
22101
16 other products in the same category:
Viewed products
Original copper engraving with the tower of the Great St Christopher at Bern, Switzerland: the medieval mass with the colossal statue of the saint in its niche, the fountain with a figure on a column and groups of townspeople in the square. Bilingual caption in French and Spanish, "Tour du Grand St Christophe à Berne".