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Description: | Print showing a stone on the glacier of Vorderaar, Switzerland. Inscription below the image: 'Dediee a M. le Comte de Meuron Chambellan de S. M. Prussienne / Colonel proprietaire d'un Regiment Suisse au service de Hollande par son tres humble serviteur et Ami Rc hentzi'
Colonel Charles Daniel de Meuron (1738-1806) assembled a celebrated cabinet of curiosites (which included items from Cook's voyages) which he bequeathed to the city of Neuch�tel, Switzerland, thereby laying the foundations for the town's museums (except the Fine Arts museum).
Rudolf Hentzi (1731-1803), artist, draughtsman, tutor in the household of the Prince of Orange.
Box Title: Herschel Collection 1.
caption: 'La Grosse Pierre sur le Glacier de Vorderaar. Canton de Berne Province d'Oberhasbi' | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Rudolf Hentzi Charles Daniel de Meuron prints | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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