The playground of Europe: By: Leslie Stephen, to: Gabriel Loppe (1825-1913) was a French painter, photographer and mountaineer.: (illustrated) M

by Leslie Stephen

Book Overview

Gabriel Lopp (1825-1913) was a French painter, photographer and mountaineer. He became the first foreigner to be made a member of the Alpine Club in London. His father was a captain in the French Engineers and Lopp 's childhood was spent in many different towns in south-eastern France. Aged twenty-one Lopp climbed a small mountain in the Languedoc and found a group of painters sketching on the summit. He had found his calling and subsequently went...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 154127685X
• ISBN13: 9781541276857
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 10.0"