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La Vue de Schindelegi pres d'Einsiedeln

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Date

1798

Artist

Print after Heinrich Usteri

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3322857

Additional Makers

Print maker - Heinrich Füssli

Description

View of Schindelegi on the day of battle between the French and Swiss; a large hill on the right with forest on top and at its foot; more forest to the left of the view; in the foreground are various chalets and groups of trees; at the foot of the hill is smoke from fires or shooting; three chalets in the centre on fire and smoking; up the hill in the centre is a group of troups in blue, with a red mark above them; mountainous background. Etching with hand-colouring.

Inscription

Lettered below image: "dessiné dans un tellescope, à Meilen par Henry Usteri." and "Terminé par H. Fuessli."

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Einsiedeln, Schwyz Canton, Switzerland

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Mountains
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Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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