Salomon Gessner

Swiss, 1730 - 1788

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    Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner (volume IV)

    Various Artists, Salomon Gessner, Pierre-Charles Baquoy, Jean Dambrun, Remi-Henri-Joseph Delvaux, Jean-Baptiste-Michel Dupreel, Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt, Abraham Girardet, Noël Le Mire, Louis Petit, Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet, Philippe Triere, Vivant Denon, Augustin de Saint-Aubin

    published 1799

    1 vol: ill: etchings and engravings (includes trial proofs)  Accession ID  1942.9.1558

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    Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner (volume I)

    Various Artists, Salomon Gessner, Pierre-Charles Baquoy, Jean Dambrun, Remi-Henri-Joseph Delvaux, Jean-Baptiste-Michel Dupreel, Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt, Abraham Girardet, Noël Le Mire, Louis Petit, Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet, Philippe Triere, Vivant Denon, Louis Michel Van Loo, Augustin de Saint-Aubin

    published 1799

    1 vol: ill: etchings and engravings (includes trial proofs)  Accession ID  1942.9.1555

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    Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner (volume II)

    Various Artists, Salomon Gessner, Pierre-Charles Baquoy, Jean Dambrun, Remi-Henri-Joseph Delvaux, Jean-Baptiste-Michel Dupreel, Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt, Abraham Girardet, Noël Le Mire, Louis Petit, Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet, Philippe Triere, Vivant Denon, Augustin de Saint-Aubin

    published 1799

    1 vol: ill: etchings and engravings (includes trial proofs)  Accession ID  1942.9.1556

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    Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner (volume III)

    Various Artists, Salomon Gessner, Pierre-Charles Baquoy, Jean Dambrun, Remi-Henri-Joseph Delvaux, Jean-Baptiste-Michel Dupreel, Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt, Abraham Girardet, Noël Le Mire, Louis Petit, Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet, Philippe Triere, Vivant Denon, Augustin de Saint-Aubin

    published 1799

    1 vol: ill: etchings and engravings (includes trial proofs)  Accession ID  1942.9.1557

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    Mort d'Abel ...

    Salomon Gessner, Nicolas Colibert, Frédéric Cazenave, Alex. Clement, Various Artists

    published 1793

    1 vol: ill: 6 etchings and engravings  Accession ID  1942.9.1554

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    Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner (Tome II)

    Salomon Gessner, Pierre-Charles Baquoy, Jean-Louis Delignon, French 18th Century, Louis-Michel Halbou, Francois-Robert Ingouf, Pierre Gabriel Langlois, Joseph de Longueil, Pierre Adrien Le Beau, Gerard Rene Le Vilain, N. Thomas, Philippe Triere, Viguet, Michel Huber

    1786-1793

    Bound volume (second of three) with etched and engraved illustrations: 1 title page, 1 frontispiece, 31 plates, 29 tailpieces, and 1 headpiece  Accession ID  2002.74.2

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    Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner (Tome I)

    Salomon Gessner, Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier I, French 18th Century, François Alix, Jean-Louis Delignon, Charles-Etienne Gaucher, François Godefroy, Louis-Michel Halbou, C. Lépine, Joseph de Longueil, Nicolas Ponce, Jean Louis Charles Pauquet, G. Texier, N. Thomas, Philippe Triere, Michel Huber

    1786-1793

    Bound volume (first of three) with etched and engraved illustrations: 1 title page, 1 frontispiece, 31 plates, 31 tailpieces, and 2 headpieces  Accession ID  2002.74.1

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  • The painting features a landscape view from an elevated perspective, showcasing lush vegetation and rolling hills in the distance. An obelisk-like structure is seen on the right side. The brushwork is varied, with detailed strokes for the trees and foliage, and blended strokes for the sky. The color palette is dominated by earthy greens, browns, blues, and whites. A path with figures and animals leads through the scene, transitioning into a softer focus towards the hill with the obelisk.

    Arcadian Landscape with an Obelisk

    Salomon Gessner

    1785

    Gouache on laid paper  Accession ID  2002.67.1

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    Schrifften

    Salomon Gessner

    1777-1778

    Illustrated book with 20 engravings and early nineteenth-century polished calf binding, spine gilded in compartments, inner gilded dentelles, and marbled endpapers  Accession ID  2000.138.1

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  • The image depicts two figures seated outdoors. On the left is a nude human with short hair. On the right is a mythological creature resembling a satyr, with human features from the waist up and goat features below. Both are seated in a lush, foliage-filled setting with a large tree trunk in the background.

    Two Satyrs in a Forest

    Salomon Gessner

    1777

    Etching on laid paper  Accession ID  1997.132.3

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  • The image shows a clearing surrounded by dense foliage, with a group of nude figures gathered near a waterfall in a small stream. The landscape is depicted in monochromatic shades of black, white, and gray, with intricate brushstrokes. The background features a cluster of trees and a cloudy sky.

    Hylas and the Nymphs

    Salomon Gessner

    1771

    Etching on laid paper  Accession ID  1999.100.14

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  • The image depicts a person standing in a forest. The person is holding a bow, with one hand on their hip. Their face has defined features, their eyes looking to the side, with a neutral expression on their lips. The person has curly, close-cropped hair, and is wearing draped clothing across one shoulder, revealing most of their torso and legs. There is a quiver of arrows on their back. The background shows dense foliage, and behind the person is a large, coiled dragon or mythical creature with a reptilian skull visible.

    Apollo with a Bow and Dragon

    Salomon Gessner

    1771

    Etching on laid paper  Accession ID  1999.100.12

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