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The Dungeon of Chillon
Engraver: Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857)
Artist: after George Clarkson Stanfield (1828-1876)
Image size: 12,9 x 8,9 …
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The Dungeon of Chillon
Engraver: Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857)
Artist: after George Clarkson Stanfield (1828-1876)
Image size: 12,9 x 8,9 cms.
Production date: 1850.
Condition: good.
The Prisoner of Chillon is a 392-line narrative poem by Lord Byron. Written in 1816, it chronicles the imprisonment of a Genevois monk, François Bonivard, from 1532 to 1536. According to the poem, François Bonivard, the original prisoner of Chillon, had been chained to a pillar for four (or six, depending on who you listen to) torturous years beginning in 1530.
Chillon Castle, renowned for its beauty and ranking among the best-preserved of medieval European castles, Chillon Castle is a medieval fortress situated on the banks of Lake Geneva close to Montreux in what is present-day Canton Vaud. Chillon Castle was formerly the domain of the powerful Counts of Savoy during the 12th-16th centuries. Swiss forces from Canton Bern seized Chillon Castle from the House of Savoy in 1536, and Chillon Castle later became a source of inspiration for writers and poets throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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- Dimensions
- 3.5ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 5.08ʺH
- Styles
- Baroque
- Art Subjects
- Interiors
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- Mid 19th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Engraving
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Charcoal
- Condition Notes
- Good. Good. less
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