1820 s Luzern with picnic, large handcol. Aquatint, Lory, Switzerland

Gabriel Lory le fils (after), by Johann Hürlimann

Le repas champetre / Costumes de Lucerne

30 x 39 cm

Group of figures in a field seated under a tree, drinking from a large bowl, with a child sleeping in a crib on the left; view of a lake in the distance.

Blick auf die Stadt Luzern mit der Museggmauer, den See und die Rigi. Im Vordergrund das vergnügliche Mittagessen einer Bauernfamilie in traditioneller Tracht.

Aquatint with hand colouring.

Even age toning to leaf.