Danube Landscape “Sarbling and Wirbel” after W. H. Bartlett – Antique Steel Engraving c. 1840/50, Framed

An atmospheric antique steel engraving after the English travel artist William Henry Bartlett: the Danube at “Sarbling and Wirbel” – the once-feared whirlpool stretch near Grein in Austria's Strudengau, with castle ruin, rocky banks and boats on the river.

Origin

Bartlett's views appeared around 1840/50 in English travel books about the Danube and shaped the romantic image of this landscape all over Europe. The print sits in a classic wooden frame with a fine gold-tone inner fillet and glass.

Details & Condition

• Technique: steel engraving (book illustration), after W. H. Bartlett
• Subject: the Danube at Sarbling and Wirbel (Strudengau, Upper Austria)
• Frame: wood with glass and hanger
• Frame size: approx. 30.5 × 29.5 cm / 12.0 × 11.6 in
• Date: print c. 1840–1850, framed later
• Condition: consistent with age; light paper toning and foxing, frame sturdy and ready to hang

Who It's For

For lovers of old maps and travel views, for a library, study or gallery wall – and for anyone who calls the Danube home. A special Christmas gift.

Care

Do not hang in direct sunlight; wipe the glass dry only.

At the flea market in Eisenstadt the picture leaned against a crate of old postcards – and an elderly gentleman said he had sailed past exactly that spot on the Danube as a boy.

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