Keywords: Alexandre Calame - The Jungfrau, Switzerland - Walters 37108.jpg Calame established an international reputation with his dramatic views of Alpine scenery Here the snow-capped peak of the Jungfrau Mountain towers over the Lauterbrunnen Valley He wrote of the site of this painting a lost corner which I know is really wonderful as if God has delighted in assembling in one corner of the earth the greatest marvels of creation place depicted Jungfrau between 1853 1855 oil on canvas cm 85 3 105 5 ; size cm 120 7 141 15 2 accession number 37 108 30460 Christophe Van Loo Ghent 1855 mode of acquisition unknown from the artist De Truenfels Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown early Walters publications erroneously state that the painting had belonged to Duc de Morny 18-11-1865 De Truenfels Sale Hotel Drouot Paris April 9 1867 William T Walters city Baltimore George A Lucas as agent Henry Walters city Baltimore ProvenanceEvent 1931 bequest Walters Art Museum Henry Walters William T Walters A Calame 1855 signed by Calame stating that this was painted for Christopher van Loo place of origin Walters Art Museum license 2D Alexandre Calame French paintings in the Walters Art Museum Historical images of Jungfrau Paintings of the Bernese Alps 19th-century mountain paintings 1850s landscape paintings 1850s paintings from France |