Castel Sant'Angelo and the Tiber, Rome, Antique View by Metzeroth, circa 1850
€ 195
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1850
Mapmaker / artist
Engraved by Bernhard Metzeroth
Publisher
Not named on the sheet
Technique
Steel Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-11671-134
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.
Condition
Light uneven toning, browner towards the edges. Scattered light foxing in the margin. Corners and edges are not shown by this scan. Several larger brown marks.
About this sheet
This is a view of Castel Sant'Angelo and the Tiber in Rome, an original antique steel engraving, uncolored, circa 1850. The French caption at the center reads ROME. PONT ET CHÂTEAU St ANGE., Rome, bridge and castle of Sant'Angelo. At the left the Hungarian reads RÓMA. SZ. ANGYALVÁR ÉS HID, VATICANUM, Sz. Péter' temploma. and at the right the German ENGELSBURG, PETERSKIRCHE UND VATICAN in Rom., naming the castle, the bridge or Saint Peter's, and the Vatican.
The round drum of the castle rises at the right with the statue on its summit and the bastion walls below. The arched bridge of Sant'Angelo crosses the river at the center, with the dome of Saint Peter's and the Vatican buildings beyond. Tall old houses with balconies line the bank at the left, where porters load baskets. A large boat under a canvas cover lies moored in the foreground, a boat with a striped awning passes at the right and a barrel floats in the water.
The engraver's credit Stahlstich v Bernhard Metzeroth is engraved at the lower right just below the image, German for steel engraving by Bernhard Metzeroth. The roman numeral V. is engraved at the top right. No publisher's imprint appears on the sheet.
The sheet comes from a dealer's album rather than from a bound set. Castel Sant'Angelo was built as the mausoleum of the emperor Hadrian and later served the popes as a fortress.
Light uneven toning, browner towards the edges. Scattered light foxing in the margin. Corners and edges are not shown by this scan. Several larger brown marks.
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.
