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He was the brother of several other painters, the most famous of whom was Jacob Philipp Hackert. Living in Switzerland, Carl Ludwig Hackert is particularly renowned for his views of Switzerland, often reproduced in watercolor aquatints. He notably collaborated with Jean-Antoine Linck in Geneva. <\/p>\n<p>This engraving by Carl Ludwig Hackert, entitled &#8220;Vue de la Mer de Glace et de l&#8217;h\u00f4pital de Blair du sommet du Montenvers dans le mois d&#8217;ao\u00fbt 1781&#8221;, is one of his most famous works, providing important evidence of the rise of alpine tourism at the time. Produced in 1781, it is the product of an etching (a type of engraving) that has been enhanced by hand with watercolor and gouache, resulting in a colorful, detailed rendering of the landscape. The work captures a spectacular view of the Mer de Glace, a glacier that was then much more imposing than it is today. 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