Jacques-Frédéric Houriet – Father of Swiss Chronometry (SOLD)
Beautifully framed engraving of a portrait of Jacques-Frédéric Houriet (1743-1830), known as the father of Swiss Chronometry. Jacques-Frédéric Houriet was
Portraits
The Kings and Queens of England – Jean Dassier
Kings and Queens of England, circa 1731: Famous set of antique medals in damascened bronze by the Swiss artist Jean
Phyllis Holding a Lamb – 18th Century Stipple Engraving Sintzenich after Dolci
18th Century Engraving of Phyllis holding a lamb by Heinrich Sintzenich after Carlo Dolci.
Portrait of Judith Cotermans Dutch Golden Age Engraving
Dutch Golden Age (Gouden Eeuw) engraving of Judith Cotermans / Judith Kotermans the wife of the print dealer and calligrapher
Antique Portrait of German Lawyer and Diplomat Chrysostomus Cöler – Chrysostom Koehler
Portrait of Chrysostom Koehler Late 17th Century Copperplate Engraved by Petrus de Lode after Anselmus van Hulle. published in Rotterdam
Kindness Personified by Charles Lemire engraved by Schenker
A beautiful young girl personifies “L’Amabilité” – Kindness. Early 19th Century engraving entitled “l’Amabilité engraved by Nicolas Schenker after a
Antique Portrait of George Canning – British Tory Statesman and Prime Minister
Portrait of George Canning (11 April 1770 – 8 August 1827) a British Tory statesman who served twice as Foreign Secretary and also occupied various
Antique Engraving After Bernard Picart – Heraclitus The Weeping Philosopher (SOLD)
Heraclitus of Ephesus was a pre–Socratic Greek philosopher from Ephesus. He was said to have been melancholic and is known as the he was
French Caricature of the Philosopher Democritus Laughing (SOLD)
Democritus ( c. 460 – c. 370 BC) was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher known for his formulation of an atomic theory
Johann Jacob Wehrli – Swiss Teacher, Director of School for the Poor at Hofwil
Johann Jacob Wehrli (1790 Thurgau – 1855 Andwil) Famous socially engaged Swiss teacher who served as the director of the
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi – Woodblock Print by Leopold Waechtler
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi surrounded by Children Two color woodblock engraving of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi by the German artist Leopold Wächtler (1896
Albert Gallatin – The Genevan Who Became A Famous American Statesman (Sold)
Portrait of Albert Gallatin, the Genevan Who Became the Longest Serving Secretary of the Treasury in U.S. History.
Guillaume-Henri Dufour (General Dufour) – First President of the ICRC
Guillaume-Henri Dufour (September 15, 1787 – July 14, 1875) Famous Swiss General and topographer who after serving as the head
Portrait of Johannes Schulthess, Zurich Theologian and Publisher
Portrait of Johannes Schulthess Theologian and Publisher (1744-1810) Lithograph Texts: ” Dem Verfechter des Lichts, Johannes Schulthess Dr. Theol. –
Portrait of Leonhard Holzhalf (1553-1617) Zurich Buergermeister and Businessman
1679 Portrait of Leonhard Holzhalb by Conrad Meyer Original Copperplate Engraving Leonhard Holzhalb (1553-1617) was a Zürich Businessman who became
Alexandros Mavrocordato – 19th Century Greek Statesman
Antique lithograph of Alexander Maurocordato, “President du Gouvernement Provisoire de la Grece” engraved after a portrait made during his stay
Louis Odier Professeur de Medecine Geneve – Antique Portrait Engraving
Antique Engraving of the Geneva personality Louis Odier, Professor of Medicine and Vice President of the Society of Arts of