Additional Makers
Print maker - Carl Ludwig Hackert
Description
View of the Mer de Glace, mountains in the background, people taking a rest in the foreground, one of them drawing, chalet (Blair's Hospital) to the right. 1781. Etching with hand colouring.
Inscription
Etched along the bottom inside the image with title; "du Somet du Montanvert dans le mois d'Aoust 1781" and "fecit par Carl Hackert 1781"; etched over entrance to chalet, "Blairs Hospital utile dulce"
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
image © Trustees of the British Museum
Location
Mer de Glace, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
Country
France
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
