Antique Hand-Coloured Engraving of Madulain & Burg Guardaval, Swiss Engadine – Müller & Winkles, 19th Century, Framed

A pocket of the Engadine, framed and ready to transport you. This hand coloured steel engraving captures Madulain and the ruins of Burg Guardaval (Gardovall) in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, with the alpine valley opening beneath a dramatic, weather worn sky. Drawn by Adolph Müller and engraved by the celebrated Henry Winkles, it is a romantic 19th century view of Switzerland at its most cinematic, all crumbling castle, grazing flocks and luminous mountain light.

Presented in a gilded period frame with a generous cream passepartout, the print has the soft, sun warmed palette that only genuine antique hand colouring delivers. A small, quietly grand thing for the wall of anyone who loves the Grand Tour, the Alps, or simply a window into another century.

Styling & Collectors Inspiration

This little Swiss vista loves company. Hang it as part of a salon wall alongside other works on paper and intimate framed pieces, where its muted blues and ochres can sing.

• Pair it with the moody romance of the Stefan Boca Autumn Landscape oil painting for a gallery of European countryside scenes.
• Set it beside the delicate Art Nouveau Drawing of a Seated Lady with Birds to build a refined works on paper cluster.
• Let it converse with the golden warmth of the Gold Pencil Drawing on Japanese Paper by Joao Andrade Martinez.
• Anchor a romantic corner with the Charming Oval Oil Painting in a Golden Oval Frame.

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Details

• Subject: Madulain and the ruins of Burg Guardaval (Gardovall), Engadine, Switzerland
• Drawn by Adolph Müller, engraved by Henry Winkles
• Hand coloured steel engraving, 19th century
• Presented in a gilded frame with cream passepartout
• Frame size: height 24 x width 28 cm
• Visible image in passepartout: height 13.5 x width 17 cm
• Charming original hand colouring with soft alpine tones
• A rare and decorative collector's piece for lovers of Switzerland and the Grand Tour

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