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Schriften

1770-1772

Salomon Gessner

Artist, Swiss, 1730 - 1788

Hieronymous von der Finck

Artist, Swiss, died 1780

Salomon Gessner (author and artist), Hieronymous von der Finck

Medium

Bound volume (part V) with 9 etchings by Gessner: 1 title page; 7 tailpieces; 1 illustration; and 10 unsigned woodcut tailpieces
Credit Line

William B. O'Neal Fund
Accession Number

2003.90.3

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Maggs Brothers Ltd., London); purchased 2003 by NGA.

Associated Names

Maggs Brothers

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