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    Der Thorstein

    c. 1862

    Hand-coloured stipple engraving | 11.1 x 17.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2117242

    Hand-coloured engraving of a rocky arch, Der Thorstein, with people walking along a path, in Thuringia, Germany.

    In Queen Victoria's Journal on Thuesday 18th September 1862 she writes 'went up part of the Felsenthal, which is quite beautiful & on to the Thorstein, a very curious natural arch, looking down a beautiful valley'.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (engraver)

    • 11.1 x 17.3 cm (image)

    • Acquired by Princess Louise

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          • Germany
            • Thuringia [Germany]
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