Sketchbook containing drawings of views in Switzerland etc.
Sketchbook
ca.1851-52 (drawn)
ca.1851-52 (drawn)
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A sketchbook consisting of 104 pages of wove paper in a brown cloth cover. The sketchbook contains drawings of views in Switzerland and of shipping, some with brief notes as to colour. Among the places indicated by name are Lausanne (pp. 9, 13), Moudon (pp. 11, 14, 15), Bern (pp. 33, 35), Guimenen (p. 37), St. Blaize (pp. 39, 43), Hauterive (p. 41), Neuveville (p. 53), Valley of the Birs near Court (p. 58), Sonceboz (pp. 59, 61-63), Valley of the Birs (pp. 60, 65), Valley of the Birs looking towards Court (p. 64), Valley of Moutier (p. 67), Moutier (p. 69) and Munster Thal (p. 71).
Object details
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| Title | Sketchbook containing drawings of views in Switzerland etc. |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil drawings on wove paper |
| Brief description | Drawings by Henry Courtney Selous, sketchbook containing graphite drawings of views in Switzerland etc., pencil, pen and ink, Switzerland, ca.1851-52 |
| Physical description | A sketchbook consisting of 104 pages of wove paper in a brown cloth cover. The sketchbook contains drawings of views in Switzerland and of shipping, some with brief notes as to colour. Among the places indicated by name are Lausanne (pp. 9, 13), Moudon (pp. 11, 14, 15), Bern (pp. 33, 35), Guimenen (p. 37), St. Blaize (pp. 39, 43), Hauterive (p. 41), Neuveville (p. 53), Valley of the Birs near Court (p. 58), Sonceboz (pp. 59, 61-63), Valley of the Birs (pp. 60, 65), Valley of the Birs looking towards Court (p. 64), Valley of Moutier (p. 67), Moutier (p. 69) and Munster Thal (p. 71). |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Warren |
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| Accession number | E.3406-1928 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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