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Artists›Salomon Gessner

Salomon Gessner

Swiss, 1730–1788

WA-00020598

Zurich

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WikidataQ123765

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2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (37)

Arcadian Landscape with an Obelisk

1785 · gouache on laid paper

overall: 28.1 x 38.8 cm (11 1/16 x 15 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Two Satyrs in a Forest

1777 · etching on laid paper

plate: 19.5 x 15 cm (7 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.) sheet: 27 x 21.8 cm (10 5/8 x 8 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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A Park with Figures at a Statue near Water

1775 · Gouache, watercolour; framing lines in pen and brown ink

sheet: 10 7/8 x 15 3/8 in. (27.6 x 39 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Moral Tales and New Idylls (Contes Moraux et Nouvelles Idylles)

1773 · Book with etchings with engraving in black on off-white laid paper

24.9 × 21 × 2.8 cm (9 13/16 × 8 5/16 × 1 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hylas and the Nymphs

1771 · etching on laid paper

plate: 24.1 x 19 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 27.4 x 38.4 cm (10 13/16 x 15 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Putto Visiting a Girl at a Fountain

1771 · etching on laid paper

plate: 22.1 x 17.1 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/4 in.) sheet: 27.7 x 38.6 cm (10 7/8 x 15 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Apollo with a Bow and Dragon

1771 · etching on laid paper

plate: 21.9 x 16.4 cm (8 5/8 x 6 7/16 in.) sheet: 27.9 x 38.4 cm (11 x 15 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Leda and the Swan

1770 · etching on laid paper

plate: 22.2 x 17 cm (8 3/4 x 6 11/16 in.) sheet: 27.6 x 38.2 cm (10 7/8 x 15 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Figurine Seller with Two Girls

1770 · etching on laid paper

plate: 15.9 x 19.5 cm (6 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.) sheet: 27.9 x 38.4 cm (11 x 15 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Eros with Three Girls at a Fountain

1770 · etching on laid paper

plate: 14.9 x 18.6 cm (5 7/8 x 7 5/16 in.) sheet: 27.4 x 38.4 cm (10 13/16 x 15 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Girl Carrying a Basket of Fruit

1770 · etching on laid paper

plate: 15.9 x 18.4 cm (6 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.) sheet: 28 x 38.4 cm (11 x 15 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Rape of Ganymede

1769 · etching on laid paper

plate: 22 x 16.9 cm (8 11/16 x 6 5/8 in.) sheet: 27.8 x 38.4 cm (10 15/16 x 15 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Three Sleeping Sprites with a Satyr

1769 · etching on laid paper

plate: 11.6 x 14.4 cm (4 9/16 x 5 11/16 in.) sheet: 27.8 x 38.4 cm (10 15/16 x 15 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Satyr Carrying a Nymph on His Back

1769 · etching on laid paper

plate: 11.8 x 14.4 cm (4 5/8 x 5 11/16 in.) sheet: 27.5 x 38.2 cm (10 13/16 x 15 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Satyr Carrying a Nymph

1769 · etching on laid paper

plate: 11.7 x 14.4 cm (4 5/8 x 5 11/16 in.) sheet: 12 x 14.7 cm (4 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Landscape with an Antique Tomb and Two Wayfarers

1768 · Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over a sketch in black chalk

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Rustic Gate beside a Lake

1764 · etching on laid paper

plate: 21.8 x 19 cm (8 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 29.6 x 26 cm (11 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Villagers at a City Gate Greeting a Dignitary

1764 · etching on laid paper tinted pale blue

plate: 21.5 x 18.9 cm (8 7/16 x 7 7/16 in.) sheet: 29.5 x 26 cm (11 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Two Shepherds in a Rocky Landscape

1764 · etching on laid paper tinted pale blue

plate: 20.6 x 18.8 cm (8 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.) sheet: 29.5 x 25.9 cm (11 5/8 x 10 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Shepherd and a Young Woman With Their Feet in a Brook

1764 · etching on laid paper tinted pale blue

plate: 20.7 x 19 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 29.5 x 26 cm (11 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Fisherman and Two Children in a Landscape with Thatched Cottages

1764 · etching on laid paper

plate: 21.4 x 18.9 cm (8 7/16 x 7 7/16 in.) sheet: 29.5 x 26 cm (11 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Cattle Resting in a Grove with a Man Seated beside a Brook

1764 · etching on laid paper tinted pale blue

plate: 21.5 x 18.8 cm (8 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.) sheet: 29.5 x 25.8 cm (11 5/8 x 10 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Wooded Landscape with a Nymph and a Satyr

1764 · etching on laid paper tinted pale blue

plate: 20.8 x 19 cm (8 3/16 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 29.5 x 26 cm (11 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Fountain in a Summerhouse

1764 · etching on laid paper

plate: 20.9 x 18.7 cm (8 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.) sheet: 29.5 x 26.1 cm (11 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

37 published of 37 catalogued · 33 with image

Nga
23 published23 img
Art Institute Chicago
11 published10 img
The Met
3 published

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Images

Artsy

Title Page of the Second Volume of Gessner's Collected Literary Works (1778)

Smithsonian Institution

Illustration for "Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner" (ca. 1799)

Smithsonian Institution

Fishermen with Children, plate two from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet (1764)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sheep by a Statue of Pan, plate five from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet (1764)

Art Institute of Chicago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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