Alps Gallery

Stage in the ascent of Mont Blanc, c1853, (1946). Creator: George Baxter

Stage in the ascent of Mont Blanc, c1853, (1946). Climbers on Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps - a man is being pulled out of a crevasse on a rope. One of four views, the original sketches and descriptions by J. MacGregor Esq., M.A.'. Published in "British Mountaineers", by F. S. Smythe. [Collins, London, 1946]

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The Tyrolean struggle for freedom, 1809, (1936). Creator: Unknown

The Tyrolean struggle for freedom, 1809, (1936). Freiheitskampf Der Tiroler, 1809'. The Tyrolean Rebellion of 1809 was an uprising of peasants in the County of Tyrol (which today lies between Italy and Austria), against the occupation by French and Bavarian troops. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]

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Suvorovs March through the Alps, 1799, (1899), (1939). Creator: Vasily Surikov

Suvorov's March through the Alps, 1799, (1899), (1939). In 1799 and 1780, General Alexander Suvorov (1729-1800) commanded a Russian army in campaigns against the French in Piedmont and Switzerland. Faced with defeat, he led his troops in an epic retreat across several Alpine passes, reminiscent of Hannibal. Vasili Surikov (1848-1916) visitied Switzerland to do research for the painting, also known as Suvorov Crossing the Alps in 1799, which was purchased by Tsar Nicholas II. Surikov is known for his historical paintings in the Realist style. He was a member of the Peredvizhniki, an artists cooperative. Painting in the collection of The State Russian Museum, St Petersburg, Russia. From "The Russian State Museum". [State Art Publishers, Moscow and Leningrad, 1939]

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