After Samuel Prout, Chillon Castle, Lake Geneva, 1830s, Watercolour

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An original c.1830s watercolour painting Chillon Castle, Lake Geneva after Samuel Prout.A beautiful view of the Castle of Chillon and … Read more An original c.1830s watercolour painting Chillon Castle, Lake Geneva after Samuel Prout.A beautiful view of the Castle of Chillon and Montreux on the shoreline of Lake Geneva. Finely painted in watercolour, this is a scaled down version of a work by Samuel Prout (1783–1852) which was reproduced as an engraved plate in 'The Tourist in Switzerland and Italy' by Thomas Roscoe, published in 1830. Prout was a master of watercolour architectural painting, Painter in Water-Colours in Ordinary to King George IV and, later, to Queen Victoria. His picturesque topographical drawings found huge influence as lithographic reproductions in the various illustrated travel books that had become so popular.This evocative view on Lake Geneva is inseparable from Byron and his 'Prisoner of Chillon'—the Genevois monk François Bonivard who was a martyr to the cause of liberty—set against the sublime and beautiful landscape of the Swiss Alps. Roscoe sums up the 19th-century tourist's view that: 'The Castle of Chillon can never be viewed without exciting the noblest associations—those to which Liberty and Genius gave birth.'On paper laid down on backing paper.All artworks come with a Certificate of Authenticity and—if it is a collection artwork—its accompanying collection text or artist biography. Signed: No. Inscribed: Inscribed lower centre on backing paper and on verso, as shown. Height: 9.7cm (3.8″) Width: 14.3cm (5.6″) Condition: Some minor age toning as shown. There is a small crease across the upper right corner of the backing paper. Please see photos for detail. Presented: Unframed. See less