Description of a view of Mont Blanc, the valley of Chamounix, and the surrounding mountains, now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square / painted by the properitor, Robert Burford, from drawings taken by himself in 1835.

Robert Burford

RA Collection: Book

Record number

24/871

Author

Imprint

London: Printed by T. Brettell, 1837

Physical Description

15, [1] p., 1 plate (folded): illus.; 210 mm.

General Note

Folded plate entitled: A description of a view of Mont Blanc, now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square.

Provenance

Part of a set of pamphlets from the library of Richard Westmacott RA presented by Mrs Rodwell in 1937 (see RA Annual Report for 1937, p. 55).
Bound (10) in vol. I of a set of pamphlets from the library of Richard Westmacott RA.

Binding Note

In green quarter-bound leather; spine with two red leather labels, both lettered in gilt, the first as 'Miscellaneous' and the second as 'Vol. / I'.

Subject

Panoramas - Blanc, Mont (France and Italy) Pictorial works - Chamonix Region (France) Pictorial works - Blanc, Mont (France and Italy) Description and travel - Chamonix region (France) Description and travel - Panorama (Leicester Square, London, England)

Contributors

Thomas Brettell, printer
Mrs. Rodwell, donor
Richard Westmacott the Younger RA, previous owner
Robert Burford, artist/designer