Original 19th century engraving, hand-colored, with the limestone rocks rising above the river Meuse, with fishing boats and a sailing barge. At the foot, the title in three languages: Rocks on the Meuse - Rochers sur la Meuse - Rotsen aan de Maas.
Original 19th century engraving, hand-colored, with the limestone rocks rising above the river Meuse, with fishing boats and a sailing barge. At the foot, the title in three languages: Rocks on the Meuse - Rochers sur la Meuse - Rotsen aan de Maas.
The signatures of William Henry Bartlett and Albert Henry Payne appear at either side of the image. Bartlett was the most widely circulated topographical draughtsman of Victorian England; Payne, an engraver and publisher established in Leipzig, spread his views across the continent in multilingual editions such as this one.
Medium: Steel engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854).
Engraver: Albert Henry Payne (1812-1902).
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: Image 3.9 x 6.0 in (10 x 15.3 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with foxing in the upper margin and a small stain in the sky.