Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Germany

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David Roberts, R.A. (1796-1864)
Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Signed lower left, inscribed lower right: Cologne July 29th/1830 and further indistinctly inscribed upper right
Watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour on buff paper
24.1 by 36.2 cm., 9 1/2 by 14 1/2 in.

The construction of Cologne Cathedral started in 1248 and was halted in 1473, leaving it unfinished. Work restarted in the 19th century and was completed, to the original plan, in 1880.

Dimensions:

Height 36.2 cm / 1' 2 "
Width 24.1 cm / 9 "