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The Ossola Valley

Print
1834 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A black and white print on paper depicting a mountainous landscape. In the foreground there are some dwellings and a river crossing a gorge. In the bottom left two figures are working in a vineyard.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • The Ossola Valley (assigned by artist)
  • Val d'Ossola (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print by James Baylis Allen, 'Val d'Ossola', engraving, 1834
Physical description
A black and white print on paper depicting a mountainous landscape. In the foreground there are some dwellings and a river crossing a gorge. In the bottom left two figures are working in a vineyard.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.625in
  • Width: 11.125in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Marks and inscriptions
'VAL D' OSSOLA' 'From the Simplon' 'W. H. Bartlett' 'J. B. Allen'
Credit line
Given by Col. D. H. Colnaghi
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection
Accession number
E.2548-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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