Arcadian Landscape with an Obelisk
Salomon GessnerWW-1785-283625
Catalogue
- Year
- 1785
- Medium
- gouache on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 28.1 x 38.8 cm (11 1/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Artist
- Salomon Gessner
Artist
Salomon Gessner
Painting
Salomon Gessner was a Swiss painter, graphic artist, government official, newspaper publisher, and poet, best known in the latter instance for his Idylls. He was a co-founder of the Helvetic Society and the first publisher and editor of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
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- Salomon Gessner
- Year
- 1785
- Medium
- gouache on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 28.1 x 38.8 cm (11 1/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1785-283625
Source
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Source
- nga
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified