Portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland

Two St. Bernard dogs find an injured man, while one tries to revive him the other alerts the rescue party of his presence. Wood engraving by Baxter after E. Landseer.

Two St. Bernard dogs find an injured man, while one tries to revive him the other alerts the rescue party of his presence. Chromolithograph after E. Landseer, 1860/1880.

A family caught in an avalanche along the Mount St. Bernard Pass; a woman frantically rings the bell thus breaking the cord. Aquatint by J.P.M. Jazet after H. Lecomte.

A St. Bernard dog brings an avalanche victim to a hospice in the Alps. Stipple engraving by Dibart Castel, 1820, after P.A.A. Vafflard.

Two St. Bernard dogs with an avalanche victim, one tries to revive him while the other alerts the rescue party. Line engraving by J. Landseer, 1831, after E. Landseer.

Two St. Bernard dogs find an unconscious man in the snow and alert the rescue party of his presence. Wood engraving by C.H.

A rescue dog brings back a weary boy on his back to a hospice. Lithograph by A. Hoffay after Wafflard.

A rescue dog brings back a little boy on his back to a hospice. Line engraving.

Two St. Bernard dogs find a lost unconscious figure in the snow, while one tries to revive the figure the other howls for help. Wood engraving.

Two St. Bernard dogs with an avalanche victim, one tries to revive him while the other alerts the rescue party. Stipple engraving by T. Landseer after E. Landseer.

1 print : line engraving ; image 39.3 x 50.2 cm

1 print : stipple engraving ; image 38.9 x 30.4 cm

1 print : wood engraving ; platemark 11 x 14.9 cm

1 photomechanical print : chromolithograph, with ink and gum arabic

1 print : stipple engraving ; image 39.1 x 50.3 cm

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Alps, Swiss (Switzerland)

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Images referencing Alps, Swiss (Switzerland)

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Two St. Bernard dogs with an avalanche victim, one tries to revive him while the other alerts the rescue party. Line engraving by J. Landseer, 1831, after E. Landseer.

A St. Bernard dog brings an avalanche victim to a hospice in the Alps. Stipple engraving by Dibart Castel, 1820, after P.A.A. Vafflard.

Two St. Bernard dogs find an injured man, while one tries to revive him the other alerts the rescue party of his presence. Wood engraving by Baxter after E. Landseer.

Two St. Bernard dogs find an injured man, while one tries to revive him the other alerts the rescue party of his presence. Chromolithograph after E. Landseer, 1860/1880.

Two St. Bernard dogs with an avalanche victim, one tries to revive him while the other alerts the rescue party. Stipple engraving by T. Landseer after E. Landseer.

Alps, Swiss (Switzerland)

Images from the collections

Images referencing Alps, Swiss (Switzerland)

Works from the collections

Two St. Bernard dogs with an avalanche victim, one tries to revive him while the other alerts the rescue party. Line engraving by J. Landseer, 1831, after E. Landseer.

A St. Bernard dog brings an avalanche victim to a hospice in the Alps. Stipple engraving by Dibart Castel, 1820, after P.A.A. Vafflard.

Two St. Bernard dogs find an injured man, while one tries to revive him the other alerts the rescue party of his presence. Wood engraving by Baxter after E. Landseer.

Two St. Bernard dogs find an injured man, while one tries to revive him the other alerts the rescue party of his presence. Chromolithograph after E. Landseer, 1860/1880.

Two St. Bernard dogs with an avalanche victim, one tries to revive him while the other alerts the rescue party. Stipple engraving by T. Landseer after E. Landseer.

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