Lot Essay
Callow's first visit to Switzerland and Germany was in 1838. In 1862 Callow made a second sketching tour to Coburg, Potsdam and Berlin, during which this present watercolour was executed.
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Rheinfels and Village of St Goar, Switzerland
Details
William Callow, R.W.S. (1812-1908)
Rheinfels and Village of St Goar, Switzerland
signed and dated 'Wm Callow 1862' (lower centre) and inscribed 'No 1/Rheinfels and village St. Goar William Callow,/3 Osnaburgh [?] Terrace Regents Park' (on the artists label attached to the backboard)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white
26½ x 40 in. (67.5 x 101.7 cm.)
Rheinfels and Village of St Goar, Switzerland
signed and dated 'W
pencil and watercolour heightened with white
26½ x 40 in. (67.5 x 101.7 cm.)
Provenance
J.K. Lawrence, Auckland, New Zealand.
Exhibited
London, Old Water-colour Society, 1862, no. 226.
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Please note this is a view in Germany and not as stated in the catalogue.