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Vue Générale de la chaine des Alps

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Date

c.1800-1820

Artist

Print after Osterwald aîné

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3324259

Additional Makers

Print maker - Samuel Weibel

Description

Panorama of the line of the Alps seen from Neuchatel; the panorama is printed on five sheets that were intended to be joined together (but are not in this set), together with two accompanying sheets of letterpress with an 'Explication' and five keys to identify the mountains shown in the prints. Etching with hand colouring, and letterpress.

Inscription

Each sheet of print is letterd 'Dessiné par Ostervald / gravé par S. Weibel'

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Alps, France

Country

Medium

Tags

Landscapes
Lakes
Mountains

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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