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Vue de la Joungfrau depuis le passage de la Wengernalp

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Date

c.1836-1860

Artist

Print after Lukas Weber

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3308337

Additional Makers

Print maker - Johann Jakob Meyer

Description

View of the Joungfrau Mountain, from which waterfalls cascade; in the left midground is a group of wooden huts with stones on the roofs, with figures and cows; in the right foreground are two more huts, another group of figures and more cows; one cow is being milked and another drinks from a water trough; surrounding this image is an ornate border encompassing the crests of each of the Swiss cantons; surrounding this and alongside each crest is an image of some figures in the native costume appropriate to their canton. Etching and aquatint with hand-colouring.

Inscription

Lettered below landscape image: "Dessiné par J. J. Meyer." and "Gravé par L. Weber".

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Canton of Bern, Switzerland

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Medium

Tags

Waterfalls
Mountains
Huts
Buildings

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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