Wine Barrels Loaded onto a Sailing Barge at Vevey c. 1850

Johann Jakob Ulrich's watercolor "Wine Barrels Loaded onto a Sailing Barge at Vevey" (c. 1850) depicts a scene of everyday life on the shores of Lake Geneva. The artwork focuses on a barge loaded with barrels of wine, likely for transport or trade. The artist's meticulous attention to detail, particularly in the rendering of the barrels, adds to the realism of the scene. Ulrich, a Swiss artist known for his landscapes and genre scenes, captures the essence of 19th-century life in this charming watercolor. The depiction of the barge and its cargo evokes the historical significance of wine production in the region of Vevey, Switzerland.