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Houses of Worship
Antique Architectural View of Burgos Cathedral in Spain, circa 1850
Anno Domini MDCCCLcirca 1850
£165
$220 · €195
Original print, not a reproduction
Ships worldwide from the Netherlands, flat or rolled, insured and tracked. 14-day returns.
- Date
- circa 1850
- Technique
- Steel Engraving
- Coloring
- Uncolored
- Condition
- Good. Even age toning. Handling soiling along the bottom edge. A few small foxing spots in the margin. Slight wear at the bottom right and top left corners. Minor edge wear, shallow nicks along the top.
- Faith
- Christianity
- Collection
- Houses of Worship
- Era
- 1850 and after, Chromolithographs and devotional prints
- Stock no.
- BG-11671-206
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
An upright view of the west front of Burgos cathedral, an original antique steel engraving, uncolored, circa 1850. The caption beneath the image reads Die CATHÉDRALE in BURGOS / in Spanien, in English the cathedral in Burgos, Spain.
Two pierced spires crown the cathedral front and rise toward the top of the plate, above a rose window, tracery and deep portals, with the spiky lantern of the crossing behind at the left. At the left a row of houses with market stalls and awnings stands against the building, with figures in the street before them. A stone balustrade and stairs lead up to the doors at the center, people are gathered on the steps at the right, and a stormy sky with a plume of smoke fills the right background.
No artist or engraver is named on the sheet. Below the caption, the imprint at the left reads Aus der Kunstanst. des Bibliogr. Inst. in Hildbghsn. (from the art works of the Bibliographisches Institut in Hildburghausen), and at the right Eigenthum der Verleger. (property of the publishers). The plate number CLXXXIX is engraved at the top right, above the image.
The imprint is that of Meyer's Universum, a serial collection of engraved views with descriptive text, published by Joseph Meyer's Bibliographisches Institut at Hildburghausen from 1833, its plates engraved on steel. The sheet comes from a dealer's album rather than from a bound set. The cathedral of Burgos was begun in 1221.
Even age toning. Handling soiling along the bottom edge. A few small foxing spots in the margin. Slight wear at the bottom right and top left corners. Minor edge wear, shallow nicks along the top.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
