An original 1833 hand-colored steel engraving of the dungeon of Chillon Castle, beside Lake Geneva, the setting of Lord Byron's poem The Prisoner of Chillon. Drawn by Clarkson Stanfield and engraved by Edward Francis Finden.
An original 1833 hand-colored steel engraving of the dungeon of Chillon Castle, beside Lake Geneva, the setting of Lord Byron's poem The Prisoner of Chillon. Drawn by Clarkson Stanfield and engraved by Edward Francis Finden.
From the landscape illustrations the Finden brothers engraved for the life and works of Lord Byron, published in London by John Murray and sold by C. Tilt, according to the imprint on the print.
Medium: steel engraving, hand-colored
Artist / after: Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1867)
Engraver: Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857)
Date: 1833
Source: John Murray, London; sold by C. Tilt, 86 Fleet Street
Dimensions: Image 5.1 x 3.5 in (12.9 x 8.9 cm)
Condition: good; paper lightly toned at the edges