Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Maisey, Charlotte
Title:
Charlotte Maisey album amicorum.
Published / Created:
Switzerland ; France, 1838-1848.
Physical Description:
1 volume (approximately 40 drawings) : graphite on wove paper ; 15 x 23 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
DQ23 .M35 1838
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Notes:
Title devised by cataloger.

Bound in quarter leather binding with boards covered in green paper.

The drawings, primarily in graphite, depict scenery and people in Switzerland and France. Most of the locations appear to be rural. Named locations include: Chaumont, Plainchis, Serroue, and Dombresson. Some of the drawings are dated or have brief annotations.

The album includes a letter addressed to Charlotte from her "affectionate friend, Emily Buchanan of Pontefract," written in Neuchatel on February 6, 1839.
Subject Terms:
France. | Switzerland.
Form/Genre:
Alba amicorum. | Drawings (visual works) | Pen and ink drawings.