James Webb
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress on the Rhine
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
James Webb
British
1825 - 1895
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress on the Rhine
signed and dated James Webb 1874 + 5 lower right
oil on canvas
unframed: 61 by 101.5cm., 24 by 40in.
framed: 72 by 112.5cm., 28¼ by 44¼in.
Private Collection, Devon, since circa 1980
The Ehrenbreitstein Fortress stands on the east bank of the Rhine, where the Mosel and Rhine rivers meet. By 1830, the sprawling citadel had been completed, featuring thick ramparts and an extensive underground network. Webb depicted a similar view of the fortress in a painting exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists in 1865 (no. 204).
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