ENGRAVING OF ST. CHRISTOPHER"S TOWER IN BERN. SWITZERLAND. ROUARGUE.

Description:
Technique: Etching on steel
Edition: Unknown.
Print run: Unknown
Period: Second Half of the 19th century.
Sizes: Paper: 20,8 x 12,8 cm
(H x W) Image: 14,3 x 9 cm.
Description:
- Engraving of the Tower of St. Christopher in Bern, Switzerland Built by the city-state of Bern when it was erected, started in 1191 and completed in 1256, the clock is set in motion 4 minutes before the full hour. It has an astronomical clock dating from the 16th century.
- All the titles and signatures are outside the plate. The Draughtsman is unknown.
- On the upper margin it has the legend 'Switzerland - Suisse'.
- On the lower margin it has the legend 'Tour du Grand St. Christophe á Berne - Tower of St. Christopher in Berne'.
- In the upper right-hand corner it is printed with the number '15', which suggests that the engraving is the 15th in a series.
- In the lower right-hand corner, the Engraver signs only as Rouargue, so it belongs to one of the two Rouargue brothers. In our opinion, the author of the plate of the Engraving is most probably Adolphe Rouargue (1810 - After 1870)
- Etching on steel plate, although a different technique could have been used
- Made in black monochrome tone, very good ink
- It is probably an engraving belonging to a book.

Conservation and damage:
- General condition: Good.
- The upper side of the paper does not maintain the parallel to its opposite side, resulting in the paper of the Engraving having an irregular shape. The side margins are scarce and irregular.
- The Engraving has a thin and regular quality paper.
- It is very well inked, and has a good printing.
- The Engraving has suffered from humidity, so the paper has damp spots and rust spots.
- The Engraving is dirty, having the edges quite a bit dirtier, with very small tears, and the ends slightly deteriorated with slight folds.
- If you apply a light wash and bleaching, the result would be very good.

Comments:
- The measurements are approximate. It shows the wear and tear typical of its time.

- Ideal as a collector's item and a decorative element.

- The fact that the engraving has a distinctive mark or contrast is very important in order to identify data such as the engraver, the artist, the place where it was printed and other details.

- Because it is inevitable that there will be differences in tones between photos and reality, you should bear in mind that the tones of the colours in the photos are not exactly the same as the tones of the real colours.

- The Engraving on sale is the one that corresponds to the photos, which in turn are complemented in this Description, with the aim of providing a better knowledge of the Object, and never being a detailed exhibition of it.

- The data provided here are not contrasted personal opinions.

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