20 Frith Street been presented to the museum of Görlitz by Baron de Gersdorf. (Baron von Gersdorff from Saxony, possibly?). Gersdorf authenticated the first ascent of Mont Blanc by Jacques Balmat and physician Michel-Gabriel Paccard in 1786. Exchaquet was also the director of mines and foundries at Servoz in Haut-Faucigny, where attempts were made to emulate the success of the English steel-makers who, however, were using the very best imported Swedish Oregrounds iron. In 1816 Troye co-authored with one S. Glover "A Description of the Inundation of the Valley of Bagnes in Swisserland". Troye published an account of Mont Blanc and his models
Michel Martin Drolling Michel Martin Drolling Michel Martin Drolling (7 March 1786 – 9 January 1851) was a neoclassic French painter, painter of history and portraitist. He was born in Paris. There, he began painting under the supervision of his father, the painter Martin Drolling. After 1806, he studied with Jacques-Louis David. He won the Prix de Rome in 1810 for "The Wrath of Achilles". After having worked at the French Academy in Rome, he became known for the "Death of Abel", exhibited at the Salon of 1817. Consequently, he received many orders and produced, notably, "The Lord Descends to Earth to Establish