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View of the town of Tornea, the river, and the Landkirker, or Finnish Church, with Finland peasants returning home in their sledges across the ice after Divine service on Christmas Day Here we had ther first sight of the sun at Mid-day, after it had left

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Accession no.: Y: 2008/20/24
Title: View of the town of Tornea, the river, and the Landkirker, or Finnish Church, with Finland peasants returning home in their sledges across the ice after Divine service on Christmas Day Here we had ther first sight of the sun at Mid-day, after it had left
Description: One of a set of 24 lithographs, after sketches by Arthur de Capell Brooke, published as 'Winter Sketches in Lapland' (London, 1827).
Medium: Lithograph
Artist: Brooke, Arthur de Capell
Note: Drawn on stone by J.D. Harding, after a sketch by Brooke. The figures and animals are by D. Dighton. The individual sheets were published in 1825, by John Murray, London.
Dimensions: Image:
  • Width: 560mm; height: 440mm