Zurich from the River
William Wallis (1794-1878)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1836
Materials
Printing ink on paper
Measurements
115 x 180 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Greys Court, Oxfordshire
NT 197054
Summary
Engraving of Zurich, Switzerland from the river. Engraved by William Wallis (1794-1878) after William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854). Boats and people in foreground and cityscape of Zurich, including the Fraumünster, Saint Peter's Church, Wasserkirche and Grossmünster, 1836. Published as Plate 5 in Volume 2 of William Beattie, Switzerland (London: George Virtue, 1836).
Provenance
Assigned to the National Trust from the estate of Lady Elizabeth Brunner, 2022.
Makers and roles
William Wallis (1794-1878), engraver (inciser) after William Henry Bartlett the elder (Kentish Town 1809 - at sea 1854), artist George Virtue (1794-1868), publisher