The Weisshorn: Elijah Walton, John Ruskin, and the Alpine Club

The Weisshorn: Elijah Walton, John Ruskin, and the Alpine Club

Victorian painter Elijah Walton was asked by the Alpine Club to paint the Swiss mountains in the 1850s. A brief essay is presented that examines this moment in his career; it focuses on "The Weisshorn from the Riffel" and the influence of John Ruskin.

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Veröffentlicht in:The British art journal 2013-12, Vol.14 (3), p.89-92
1. Verfasser: Staley, Allen
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alpine glaciers
Art exhibitions
Art galleries
Frontispieces
Glacial formations
Ice climbing
Mountaineering
Mountains
Portrayals
Ruskin, John
Victorians
Walton, Elijah
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Zusammenfassung:Victorian painter Elijah Walton was asked by the Alpine Club to paint the Swiss mountains in the 1850s. A brief essay is presented that examines this moment in his career; it focuses on "The Weisshorn from the Riffel" and the influence of John Ruskin.
ISSN:1467-2006