Jaques Balma dit Mont-blanc
Portrait of Jacques Balmat (Swiss, 1762-1834), a Savoyard mountain guide. Balmet and Michel Gabriel Paccard wree the first people to reach the summit of the highest peak of Mont Blanc on 8th August 1786.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933) by Valentine-Richards, A. V., The Rev
Production date: circa AD 1786
Etching
: Etching and hand colouring in watercolour
Hand colouring
Accession number: P.13151-R
Primary reference Number: 229609
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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