Vue du lac de Challes et du Mont Blanc (View of the Lake of Challes and Mont Blanc), 1807-1808, Elisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun, French, 1755 - 1842, 9 x 13 3/8 in. ( x 34 cm) (image)16 x 20 3/8 in. ( x cm) (outer frame), Pastel on blue-green paper, two sheets joined, France, 19th century, Sometimes it is a tourist who can best appreciate the special qualities of a place. The French artist Élisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun, spending the summers of 1807 and 1808 in Switzerland, found the picturesque alpine landscape inspiring.

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