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Vue du Lac, et de la Montagne de Gex. prise depuis le haut de la Ville de Geneve

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Date

1744

Artist

Christian Gottlieb Geissler (1729-1814)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3315794

Description

View of Lake Geneva and the Mountain of Gex from above the town of Geneva; in the foreground are many red-tiled roofs; in the immediate left hand foreground are two figures on ladders tiling a roof; a cat climbs the roof in the centre right foreground and another to the far right; a clock tower in the centre right foreground; beyond these is Lake Geneva on which are several sailing boats; in the centre, some land with more settlement protrudes into the lake; low mountains in the background.

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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© Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Lake Geneva, Switzerland

Country

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Townscapes
Lakes
Mountains

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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