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Vue du Chateau et des Environs de Thoune, Coté du Levant

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Date

c.1750-1802

Artist

Print after Niklaus Sprüngli (1725-1802)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3312493

Description

View of Oberhofen Castle in the centre and on the edge of Lake Thun; on the far side of the lake is a large mountain on the right, and snowy peaks in the centre distance; before the castle is a settlement, above which rises a clock tower and a crenellated castle; in the left hand foreground is a small building with a tall turret, before which a woman tends to a vegetable patch; in the right hand foreground a woman milks cows under a tree; three figures stand in the centre foreground. Etching and hand-colouring.

Inscription

Lettered as part of title: "dans le Canton de Berne".

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Lake Thun, Neuhaus, Canton de Bern, Switzerland

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Tags

Mountains
Lakes
Castles

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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