Hospice, Grand St. Bernard, Vallais
A view of the hospice run by monks near the Grand St. Bernard Pass which runs from the canton of Valais in Switzerland to Aosta in Italy, below Mount Blanc. Part of a group of prints illustrating views of Switzerland for a two-volume set, this is from volume 1.
Artwork Details
- Title: Hospice, Grand St. Bernard, Vallais
- Series/Portfolio: Switzerland, Illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by W. H. Bartlett, vol. I
- Artist: After William Henry Bartlett (British, London 1809–1854 at sea)
- Engraver: James Harfield Kernot (British, 1802–1858)
- Publisher: Virtue & Co.
- Date: 1836
- Medium: Etching and engraving, with hand-coloring
- Dimensions: Image: 4 5/8 × 7 3/16 in. (11.8 × 18.2 cm)
Sheet: 8 in. × 10 11/16 in. (20.3 × 27.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
- Object Number: 1986.1180.1966
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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