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THE PONTE ALTO,SIMPLON,IN SWITZERLAND ,Historical Swiss Views,1834 Antique Engraving,Topography of Switzerland THE PONTE ALTO,SIMPLON,IN SWITZERLAND ,Historical Swiss View,1834 Antique Engraving Collectible Art Print The waterfall of Ponte Alto (located at 3.5 km above Trento) was created in the 16th century, after the Prince-Bishop Bernardo Clesio decided to dam the Fersina torrent in an attempt to harness its destructive floods. The canyon is quite spectacular, even though the water flow is not always abundant. The first waterfall, dropping under the stone bridge for 88 metres, is breathtaking. Continuing along a trail in the red limestone canyon and then down a spiral stairs excavated in the stone (59 steps), visitors suddenly find themselves before a second waterfall. ABOUT THE ARTIST - William Henry Bartlett, (born in London, 26 March 1809; died at sea off Malta, 13 Sept 1854) was an English draughtsman, active also in the Near East, Continental Europe and North America. He was a prolific artist and an intrepid traveler. His work became widely known through numerous engravings after his drawings published in his own and other writers' topographical books. His primary concern was to extract the picturesque aspects of a place and by means of established pictorial conventions to render 'lively impressions of actual sights', as he wrote in the preface to The Nile Boat (London, 1849). Bartlett's several views of Scotland bear the date of 1837, and as Nathaniel Parker Willis stated, "Bartlett could select his point of view so as to bring prominently into his sketch the castle or the cathedral, which history or antiquity had allowed". Most views contain some ruin or element of the past including many scenes of churches, abbeys, cathedrals and castles. The interest in these engravings today is as much for the quality of the rendering and presentation of the architecture of the period as it is for the representation of the landscape. PUBLISHED DATE 1834 PUBLISHER GEORGE VIRTUE ARTIST FROM THE ORIGINAL PAINTING BY W.H. BARTLETT ENGRAVED BY JORDEN PAGE SIZE: approx 10 3/4 ins x 8 ins IMAGE SIZE: approx 7 1/4 ins x 4 3/4 ins - There is 1-2 inches of border to the print . CONDITION: SteelEngraving . Excellent Condition. The print is blank on reverse side. Heavier paper. Suitable Ageing. As Scanned. Seller Inventory # 11058
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