print
- Museum number
- 1958,0712.2442
- Title
- Object: Chateau de Chillon
- Description
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View of the Chillon Castle on the edge of Lake Léman, on which is a sailing boat; a town is visible on the far end of the lake; a figure walks with two dogs on a road in the foreground on which is a cart at the other end; a stone wall lines this road; snowy peaks in the background.
Etching and aquatint, printed in colour with hand-colouring.
- Production date
- 1810-1840 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 173 millimetres (image)
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Width: 236.50 millimetres (image)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- One of a group of views by Steinlen of various Swiss castles.
- 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
- 1958,0712.2442
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 1179