Catalog entry

inv. 461

[The Prisoner of Chillon]

Byron's Dungeon

1832

Lithograph on paper

3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in. (10 x 10 cm) (sheet) 15 x 16 cm

Collections:

American Antiquarian Society (inv. 376)

Commentary

This print, known as both "The Prisoner of Chillon" or "Byron's Dungeon," is neither signed nor dated. The impression at the American Antiquarian Society has a notation in pencil that the print was designed by Lane, an attribution accepted by John Wilmerding in his 1963 article on Lane's lithographs.

Provenance (Information known to date; research ongoing.)

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Exhibition History

No known exhibitions.

Published References

Wilmerding, John. Fitz Hugh Lane, 1804–1865: American Marine Painter. Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1964., p. 66 (no. 139), Byron's Dungeon.

Impression information

American Antiquarian Society (inv. 376)

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Photo: Courtesy, American Antiquarian Society (inv. 376)

American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass. (150835)

Provenance

American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass.

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Lithography

Pendleton's, Lith. – Boston

Citation: "[The Prisoner of Chillon], 1832 (inv. 461)." Fitz Henry Lane Online. Cape Ann Museum. http://fitzhenrylaneonline.org/catalog/entry.php?id=461 (accessed November 21, 2024).

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