Description
Hautecombe Abbey on Lake Bourget is depicted in this antique print dating from circa 1864. Based on a composition by Félix Benoist and printed in Paris the view combines the lakeside monastery with an extensive Alpine landscape.
The abbey buildings stand beside the water framed by wooded slopes and shoreline vegetation. Small boats animate the lake while figures walking along the bank introduce details of everyday life. These elements give scale to the architecture and surrounding scenery.
The composition balances the detailed buildings with the open expanse of the lake. Reflections and distant mountain contours create depth while the foreground vegetation leads the eye towards the abbey.
This panoramic subject belongs to the Nice et Savoie series. It brings together architectural interest and landscape scenery presenting Hautecombe within its lakeside setting near Aix-les-Bains.
The print will appeal to collectors of Savoie regional views French Alpine landscapes monasteries and nineteenth-century topographical prints. Its broad composition offers a different perspective from a close architectural study of the abbey church.
Details:
Subject: Hautecombe Abbey and Lake Bourget.
Location: Savoie France.
Composition: Félix Benoist.
Series: Nice et Savoie.
Publication: Paris circa 1864.
Paper: wove paper.
Sheet dimensions: 42.2 × 31 cm.
Image dimensions: 32.1 × 22 cm.
Avis
Il n’y a pas encore d’avis.