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Vue des Environs de Berne, prise a l'Altenberg

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Date

1772-1811

Artist

Print after Unknown Artist

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3314905

Additional Makers

Publisher - Bartholome Fehr

Description

View of Bern from the district of Altenberg; a church spire rises above the town to the right; a river runs through the middle of the view and is crossed by an arched stone bridge; the river is lined with a stone wall, outside which is a turreted stone building on the bankside to the right; beside this is a group of figures and some large black containers; to the far right some smoke rises from a house; to the left a road lined with trees travels along the slope, at the top of which is a group of houses in the centre; in the right hand foreground is a small garden in which a figure dressed in red sits with a dog; to the far left is another road. Etching with hand-colouring.

Inscription

Lettering below title: "à Berne, chez B: Fehr."

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Bern, Switzerland

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Birds

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Buildings & Architecture

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