Marianne Jenkins Colston (d. 1865) (after)
Villain (lithographer)
Mountain Views
from Plates Illustrative of a Journal of a Tour in France, Switzerland, and Italy,
during the Years 1819, 20, and 21
G. and W.B. Whittaker, London: 1823
Hand-colored lithographs
10.5 x 14 inches, image, average approximate
12.25 x 16 inches, sheet, average approximate, with more variation
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Mountain Views in France, Switzerland, and Italy, 1819-21
Marianne Colston, Hand-colored Lithographs
Marianne Colston, Hand-colored Lithographs
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Lithographs of spectacular unspoiled mountainous sites of great natural beauty, most of which depict waterfalls, in France, Switzerland, and Italy. They are from what was originally a two-volume Grand Tour travel set incorporating a travel narrative written by Marianne Jenkins Colston and 50 lithographs based on her on-site sketches. Colston begins her story immediately after her wedding to Edward Francis Colston, a member of the British peerage, when the couple sailed from England to Havre de Grace in France. The detailed account continues through France, Italy and Switzerland. In her preface, Colston described them:
Fifty lithographic prints of some of the most picturesque and beautiful points of view described in these volumes, taken from the original drawings of the author, accompany the work, and she hopes the pencil will supply the deficiencies of the pen in placing these interesting scenes before the eyes of the reader.
The Grand Tour was a trip through continental Europe undertaken by wealthy British citizens, focusing on sites of historical and cultural importance as well as natural wonders. There was a great demand for prints and descriptions of popular sites on the Tour during the 19th century. Colston’s is but one of many travel journals that were published in England in the first quarter of the 19th century.
We offer the following prints, shown above with images and additional descriptive information:
The Amphitheatre of Gavarnie. Hautes Pyrenees. August 19, 1821
The Fall of the Giessbach on the Lake of Brienze in the Canton of Berne. October 5, 1820
Cascades at Lac d'Oo. Haute Garonne. October 6, 1821
The Caseatelle of Tivoli. May 4, 1820
The Bridge of Queen Theodelinda over the Albano at Dungo on the Lake of Como. July 11, 1820
References:
Colston, Marianne. Journal of a Tour in France, Switzerland, and Italy, During the Years 1819, 20, and 21: Illustrated by Fifty Lithographic Prints, from Original Drawings, Taken in Italy, the Alps, and the Pyrenees. London: G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. Online at Google Books. http://books.google.com/books?id=ONgLAAAAYAAJ (19 May 2009).
Lundy, Darryl. “Person Page - 24182.” The Peerage.com. 19 May 2009. http://www.thepeerage.com/p24182.htm#i241816 (19 May 2009).