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The Castle of Bishofstein, a Scene on the Moselle

Primary artist: Richardson II, Thomas Miles · 1813-1890 Publisher: Royal Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland · 1849-1891 Printmaker: Le Conte, John · 1816-1877

engraved in 1851 as a plate for the Royal Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland

Richardson's original picture was made before 1851 and was probably the work which he exhibited at the Royal Academy Annual Exhibition in 1848 (cat. no.562) under the title; "Castle of Bishofstein, Moselle."

Object data

Date	1851
Accession	1998.015
Type	Print Engraving
Materials	Support paper Medium Ink
Dimensions	Image 18.2cm x 29.6cm
Acquisition	Gift Forrest, William, HRSA (1884)

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