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Vue du Monument erigée

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Date

1788

Artist

Print after Johann Heinrich Albertin

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3264528

Description

Valley with a lake, a large stone with an inscription on the lakeside; two men and a dog next to it in the foreground. 1788. Etching with hand colouring.

Inscription

Lettered below the image with title, "Inventée et execûtée par Messieurs Zwicki et Büeller. "; "1 et 2 Glarisch-berg. 3. Silberstok. 4.Sass-berg. 5.Lengenenberg. 6.Wiggisberg. 7.Clönthaler See. 8.Alp Reicheisen" and "desinée apres la Nature par Joh. H. Albertini" ; with the numbers lettered in the image to identify the locations; rock in the foreground lettered: "Salomon Gessneren wolte die Natur ein Denkmal stiften und sie lies hier seinen Namen verewigen durch Z. und B. 1788"

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Klöntaler See, Glarus Canton, Switzerland

Country

Medium

Tags

Valleys
People
Lakes
Mountains

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

Glossary
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