Details

SIR JOHN HERSCHEL (1792-1871) Castle of Chillon, near view, Dent du Midi and upper end of Lake of Geneva Camera Lucida pencil drawing. September 15, 1821. Signed, titled, dated and annotated No 338 in ink on the recto; titled and dated in pencil on the verso. 7½ x 11¼in. (19.1 x 28.6cm.)

Literature

Schaaf, Tracings of Light: Sir John Herschel & The Camera Lucida, pl. 7.

Sale Room Notice

Please note the provenance of this work is from the Collection of Graham Nash.