Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along the Rhine riverbank towards the city and a bridge, with the twin spires of the Cathedral on the left. A somewhat faded print.
Les Praz, Glacier des Bois and the Aiguille du Dru. Photographer: Braun, Jean Adolphe
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking down onto the village of Les Praz in the Chamonix Valley, with the Glacier des Bois rising behind and the peaks of the Aiguille du Dru in the Mont Blanc massif on the skyline beyond
Gabelhorn and the Schwarzsee. Photographer: Braun, Jean Adolphe
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across the frozen lake towards the peak of the Gabelhorn, with three figures posed on the snowfield beyond the lake. The upper part of the mountain is partly swathed in clouds (possibly added later for pictorial effect).
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking down onto a market garden, with houses beyond and mountains in the background. With a church on the left.
Genre: Landscape Photography A richly-toned carbon print in black pigment. Winter scene looking along the bank of the River Aar at Interlaken, towards peaks rising in the distance. The mountains appear to have been the subject of some retouching.