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The Ascent of Mont Blanc: P.13078-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Ascent of Mont Blanc

Maker(s)

Baxter, George

Entities

Categories

Description

A series of four views, accompanied by a printed title page and as description (2 fols.) by J. MacGregor with which they were originally published. These prints document an expedition to climb Mount Blanc and were adapted from drawings by J. MacGregor who was a member of the expedition.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933) by Valentine-Richards, A. V., The Rev

Dating

Production date: AD 1855

Components of the work

Album Height 184 mm Width 250 mm

Techniques used in production

Baxter-process print : Baxter print on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.13078-R
Primary reference Number: 225670
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 16 November 2018 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Ascent of Mont Blanc" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/225670 Accessed: 2024-11-22 07:29:47

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/225670 |title=The Ascent of Mont Blanc |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 07:29:47|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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