The Rhine at Boppard - Original Sepia Wash Drawing - 19th C.

View of the Rhine at Boppard (Rhineland, Germany): above the river, a great slope of rock and woodland crowned by a small temple or belvedere; houses among trees on the bank to the left, and on the right a hamlet with a church tower at the foot of the cliffs. Original sepia wash drawing, loosely and luminously handled, with the place name pencilled on the verso: "Boppart".

Medium: Original sepia wash drawing on paper.
Inscription: "Boppart", in pencil on the verso.
Date: First half of the 19th century.
Dimensions: Drawing 5.7 x 9.4 in (14.6 x 24 cm).
Condition: Good. Toning and foxing, heavier in the upper right corner; remains of glue at the corners of the verso from old mounting.