Town Hall, Halberstadt, Antique Steel Engraving after Carl Werner, circa 1877
€ 210
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1877
Mapmaker / artist
Carl Werner (painter), F. Joubert (engraver)
Publisher
Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London
Technique
Steel engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13194-87
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 handling wear to the bottom left and top right corners; minor nicks along the bottom edge. Even age toning. A few small foxing spots in the margin. A small light fleck in the printed area.
About this sheet
An upright steel engraving of the Town Hall of Halberstadt with its Roland statue, after Carl Werner, in the original Cassell, Petter and Galpin issue.
The armored figure of Roland, sword in hand and shield on his breast, stands against the corner of the Gothic town hall at left. Behind him an oriel window juts from the wall above an arched passage, and a street of tall half timbered houses with carved fronts runs away into the town. Soldiers, townswomen and a covered wagon animate the cobbled square.
The plate is lettered "Carl Werner, Pinxt" and "F. Joubert, Sculpt", with the title "Town Hall, Halberstadt" in script and the imprint of Cassell, Petter and Galpin. The same plate appears in a later issue with the imprint of Cassell and Company, Limited; this is the earlier imprint, used by the firm for Picturesque Europe in the later 1870s, and it is dated circa 1877.
Roland statues were set up in German towns as symbols of civic freedom, and Halberstadt's dates from 1433. The town hall was destroyed in 1945, so views like this one preserve its appearance. Carl Werner was a German watercolorist known for architecture, and Ferdinand Joubert a French born engraver working in London.
Its tall format suits a narrow wall or a pair with another upright view. The engraved image measures about 22.5 by 16.2 cm (height by width), and the margins around it carry all the original lettering, which is worth keeping visible in the mat.
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.
