Lausanne. Switzerland.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

Date1857-1867

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 9/16 x 12 7/8in. (21.7 x 32.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 15/16 x 13 15/16in. (25.2 x 35.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionView of a city on a lake surrounded by mountains. In the foreground, five women sit or stand on a terrace behind a stone wall. One woman holds an infant. Two women appear to be picking plants or flowers. Flowers grow in an ornamental urn on the corner of the wall and in the right foreground. Three tall trees are at the left. The trees below the terrace appear to be fruit trees in an orchard. Buildings in the town include houses, churches, and a round tower. Three boats are on the lake in the background.

Object number1972.66.3

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "LAUSANNE. / SWITZERLAND. / 770 [?]".

On verso, in pencil: upper left, "A. Dean {?]" [illegible numbers?]; lower left, accession number; lower right, accession number "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 24" and "1857-66".

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