Lake at the Foot of the Blumlis Alp, in the Ascenthal
A view of an alpine lake near Bern, Switzerland. Part of a group of prints produced to illustrate a two volume publication, this from volume 2.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lake at the Foot of the Blumlis Alp, in the Ascenthal
- Series/Portfolio: Switzerland, Illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by W. H. Bartlett, vol. II
- Artist: After William Henry Bartlett (British, London 1809–1854 at sea)
- Engraver: James Tibbits Willmore (British, Handsworth 1800–1863 London)
- Publisher: Virtue & Co.
- Date: 1836
- Medium: Etching and engraving, with hand-coloring
- Dimensions: Image: 4 1/2 × 6 3/4 in. (11.5 × 17.2 cm)
Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 11/16 in. (19.2 × 27.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
- Object Number: 1986.1180.1963
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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