Drawing

Title:

Bay of Uri Brunnen Lake Lucerne

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

2014.021.095

Creator:

Champney, Benjamin (1817-1907)

Date:

circa 1865

Description:

Drawing. View of Lake Lucerne and Alps from Brunnen, Switzerland; drawn by Benjamin Champney (1817-1907), probably 1865. Pencil on paper. Fields in foreground, village of Brunnen and Lake Lucerne in middle ground, Alps in background. Pencil inscription lower left, "Bay of Uri Brunnen / Lake Lucerne". Impressed mark upper left corner, "TEINTE JULIEN".

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-11 W-16.2 inches

Provenance:

From a collection of drawings by Benjamin Champney purchased at the auction of the estate of Wallace D. Fealy (1932-2012) of Stanchfield, Minnesota, conducted by Fahey Auctioneers and Appraisers, November 5, 2013. Part of lot #620, one of 26 lots sold by Robert C. Eldred Co., East Dennis, MA; purchased at auction, April 5, 2014, with funds provided by 17 donors.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase with funds provided by P. Andrews and Linda McLane, G. Warren and Leslie Schomaker, Michael Mooney, Josh Eldred, Jamie LaFleur, Roger E. Belson, Jackson Historical Society, Doug and Karin Nelson, Bryant F. Tolles, William W. Upton, Charles O. and Gloria Vogel, John and Alice Pepper, John A. and Nina DeLoge, Frances S. MacIntyre, Samuel M. and Sheila Robbins, Barbara MacAdam, and the Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund

People:

Champney, Benjamin (1817-1907)

Subjects:

Mountains, Lakes ponds, Villages