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- Museum number
- 1958,0712.1456
- Title
- Object: Vue Vue de la Ville de Lausanne de son interieur et des plus interessants de ses environs
- Description
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Central image depicting a view of the town of Lausanne from a hill; in the centre of the town and raised above it on a small hill is Lausanne Cathedral; beyond this is Lake Geneva and low mountains across the background; in the centre foreground are two cows grazing; to the right are three peasants conversing; surrounding this view are twelve small views of the most interesting surrounding areas, each with a title below in both German and French.
Etching and aquatint with hand-colouring.
- Production date
- 1821-1860 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 270 millimetres (sheet)
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Width: 363 millimetres (sheet)
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1958
- Acquisition notes
- UNDER THE TERMS OF THE BEQUEST, NONE OF THE PRINTS OR DRAWINGS BEQUEATHED BY R. W. LLOYD MAY BE LENT OUTSIDE THE BRITISH MUSEUM (Registration Numbers 1958,0712.318 to 3149).
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1958,0712.1456
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 2017