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
Swiss Personalities
Portrait of Pierre Albert Rigot by Francois d’Albert Durade
Portrait of Pierre Albert Rigot (1833 Varembe 1890), the son of the mayor of Petit-Sacconex, Jean-Amédée-Samuel Rigot, and Jeanne Finguerlin.
Charming 1911 Plans for Oeri-Preiswerk Home in Riehen, Switzerland
We fell in love with this beautiful architectural drawing for the complete fairy tale charm of the form of the
The Sacrifice of Arnold von Winkelried at the Battle of Sempach
According to legend, Arnold von Winkelried sacrificed himself for the young Swiss Confederation by throwing himself upon the pikes of
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
Karl Stauffer-Bern – Fifth Self-Portrait
Karl Stauffer-Bern (Bern, 1857 – Florence, 1891) Fifth Self Portrait Like many of Karl Stauffer-Bern’s engraved portraits, this study of
Karl Stauffer-Bern – Portrait of the Artist’s Sister Sophie Stauffer
Karl Stauffer-Bern (Bern, 1857 – Florence, 1891) Portrait of Sophie Stauffer, the Artist’s Sister Like many of Karl Stauffer-Bern’s engraved
Karl Stauffer-Bern – Portrait in Profile of Adolf von Menzel
Karl Stauffer-Bern (Bern, 1857 – Florence, 1891) Portrait of the German Artist Adolf von Menzel in Profile A portrait of
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
Portrait of Swiss Industrialist Jacob Furrer, Founder of Welti Furrer
Woodblock Portrait of Jacob Furrer, Swiss industrialist and founder of the Welti Furrer transporation firm, by the artist Fritz Urban
Portrait of Carl Adolf Welti-Furrer by Fritz Urban Welti
Woodblock Portrait of Carl Adolf Welti-Furrer, Swiss industrialist by Fritz Urban Welti. Dimensions: Image – 12 x 16 cm |
Martin Luther Portrait, Engraving Incorrectly Titled Jean Calvin
This beautiful large format lithograph comes from the book “Iconographie Françoise : Ou Portraits des Personnes les plus illustres qui ont paru en France depuis François Premier (et quelques années avant) jusqu’à la fin du règne de Louis XVI.”