Gouache view castle Pfalzgrafenstein Kaub Rhine Germany Falkenau island nineteenth
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Gouache depicting a view of the castle Pfalzgrafenstein * on the island of Falkenau near Kaub in Germany, XIXth century.
This gouache is in good condition. It is pasted on a sheet of paper. It is not signed but comes from the same set of drawings and watercolors (sketchbooks) an amateur painter of the nineteenth century.
A note: paper slightly yellowed, slight wear of time, see photos.
We put many other drawings and watercolors by the painter for sale on this site.
is a castle (also known as the Pfalz) on the island of Falkenau on the Rhine near Kaub, Germany. Its keep, in the form of pentagonal tower, was erected in 1326-1327 by King Louis IV of Bavaria. Around the tower, a hexagonal defensive wall was built between 1338 and 1340. In 1477 Pfalzgrafenstein was used as a depot for the Count of Katzenelnbogen. Later, parts were added in 1607 and 1755, consisting of turrets, the bastion gun pointing upstream, and the characteristic baroque tower to plans by Franz Wilhelm Rabaliatti. The castle was the tollgate function because it was used in conjunction with Gutenfels castle and the walled city of Kaub, on the right bank of the river. Unlike the vast majority of the Rhine castles, it has never been conquered or destroyed. The castle was acquired by Prussia in 1866. In 1946, the castle became the property of the Rhineland-Palatinate.