Print of Jacque Balma
von Mechel, Christian
Bacler D'Albe, Louis, 1761-1824, printmaker, painter/draughtsman
Balmat, Jacques, 1762-1834, mountaineer and mountain guide
Portrait of Jacques Balmat wearing a navy jacket and purple waistcoat in a circular, ageing stone frame; beneath is an old ledge under which is a old, cracked, inscribed tablet supported by two wooden bars; an axe and a broken spear cross each other beneath the portrait; foliage grows around the whole structure. Source: British Museum collection, where additional copies are held.
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3308021&partId=1&searchText=Balma&page=1
(Box 3)
1789
Print on paper.
https://atom-2.rbge.org.uk/print-of-engraving-of-jacqu-balma
2
fra
Switzerland
France
Open for viewing on appointment with the archivist.