Matterhorn
Date
1870
Creator
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 180mm
width (print): 255mm
height (card support): 263mm
width (card support): 355mm
width (print): 255mm
height (card support): 263mm
width (card support): 355mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Landscape view of the Matterhorn from a stretch of the the River Gorner, Zermatt, Switzerland. A man poses for a photograph on a bridge connecting two clusters of cabins on either side of the river. Swiss pine trees, Pinus cembra, can be seen in the foreground and the background.
Forward facing inscription: ‘Matterhorn on way to Riffel’
The ‘Riffel’ referred to is possibly the Riffelhorn, a mountain located south of Zermatt in the canton of Valais.
Forward facing inscription: ‘Matterhorn on way to Riffel’
The ‘Riffel’ referred to is possibly the Riffelhorn, a mountain located south of Zermatt in the canton of Valais.
Object history
Purchased by the Royal Society, 2019.
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