24 - E. BRETENIÈRES (*1804), Leukerbad in the Dalatal, Switzerland, 1851, Pencil

E. BRETENIÈRES (*1804), Leukerbad in the Dalatal, Switzerland, 1851, Pencil Edmond de Bretenières (1804 Dijon - 1882 ibid.): View of Leukerbad in the Dala Valley in the canton of Valais, Loéche-les-Bains, Leiggerbad, Journey to Switzerland, Sketchbook, 1851, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper, mounted on Paper Date: 1851 Description: Inscribed and dated lower left. From a scrapbook with travel sketches by the artist. "Esquisses faites par le Baron Edmond de Bretenières feudant les voyages en Suisse" (Sketches made by Baron Edmond de Bretenieres during his travels in Switzerland). Keywords: 19th century, Romanticism, Landscape, Switzerland, Size: Paper: 25,9 cm x 21,6 cm (10,2 x 8,5 in) Condition: Very good condition. The paper is slightly discoloured due to its age. Some waviness in the corners due to old mounting. Occasional pale foxing spots are recognisable.