Mountain pictures just perfect for a snowy February. Gabriel Loppé, painter. Living from 1825 to 1913, he was a French painter, photographer and mountaineer who became the first foreigner to be mde a member of London’s Alpine Club.

Dawn on Mont Blanc. No date, by 1913. French. Oil on canvas. Gabriel Loppé, painter (1825-1913). Private collection. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://www.instagram.com/le_jardin_robo/p/DGJQgQyu6HR/?hl=en

Sunset seen from the summit of Mont Blanc. 1873. French. Oil on canvas. Gabriel Loppé, painter (1825-1913). Image courtesy Amis du Vieux Chamonix. Fair use license. Painting itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.fortedibard.it/en/mostre/gabriel-loppe-artist-mountaineer-and-explorer/

Wetterhorn in winter from Grindelwald. Unknown date, by 1913. French. Oil on canvas. Gabriel Loppé, painter (1825-1913). Signed on the lower right. Private collection. Image © JOHN MITCHELL FINE PAINTINGS Ltd. 2025 and Thomas Crauwels. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://www.thomascrauwels.ch/en/blog/gabriel-loppe-peintre-photographe-et-alpiniste-francais/

The shadow of Mont Blanc at sunset on August 6, 1873. French. Oil on board. Gabriel Loppé, painter (1825-1913). Signed on the lower left and dated on the lower right. Private collection. Image © JOHN MITCHELL FINE PAINTINGS Ltd. 2025 and Thomas Crauwels. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://www.thomascrauwels.ch/en/blog/gabriel-loppe-peintre-photographe-et-alpiniste-francais/

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