Salomon Gessner

Swiss · 1730–1788 · Painter, Printmaker

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Swiss painter, etcher and poet (1730-1788)

Born 1730, ZurichDied 1788, ZurichOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q123765 ↗ULAN 500027308 ↗Museum works 14

Also known as D. Geßner, Gesner, Gessner, Ghessner, Jun. Sol. Gesner, M. Gesner, S. Gessner, Sal. Gessner and 3 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Salomon Gessner, Satyr Carrying a Nymph — **Satyr Carrying a Nymph**1769/1771 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of John O'Brien — Open Access (CC0)

Salomon Gessner, Wooded Landscape with a Herd of Goats and a Herm — **Wooded Landscape with a Herd of Goats and a Herm**1764 · etching on laid paper tinted pale blue
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Salomon Gessner, Fountain in a Summerhouse — **Fountain in a Summerhouse**1764 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Salomon Gessner, Wooded Landscape with a Pollarded Tree — **Wooded Landscape with a Pollarded Tree**1764 · etching on laid paper tinted pale blue
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Salomon Gessner, Wooded Landscape with a Nymph and a Satyr — **Wooded Landscape with a Nymph and a Satyr**1764 · etching on laid paper tinted pale blue
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Salomon Gessner, A Shepherd and a Young Woman With Their Feet in a Brook — **A Shepherd and a Young Woman With Their Feet in a Brook**1764 · etching on laid paper tinted pale blue
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Salomon Gessner, Amor bezoekt Bacchus en zijn gevolg — **Amor bezoekt Bacchus en zijn gevolg**1777
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Salomon Gessner, Alcina wordt geholpen bij haar toilet — **Alcina wordt geholpen bij haar toilet**1778
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Salomon Gessner, Sheep by a Statue of Pan, plate five from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet — **Sheep by a Statue of Pan, plate five from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet**1764 · Etching on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Salomon Gessner, The Trellised Fountain, frontispiece from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet — **The Trellised Fountain, frontispiece from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet**1764 · Etching on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Salomon Gessner, Man Reading a Book — **Man Reading a Book**1764 · Etching on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Salomon Gessner, Nymph Hiding in a Tree, plate eight from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet — **Nymph Hiding in a Tree, plate eight from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet**1764 · Etching on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Salomon Gessner, Fishermen with Children, plate two from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet — **Fishermen with Children, plate two from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet**1764 · Etching on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Salomon Gessner, Fishing from a Window, plate three from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet — **Fishing from a Window, plate three from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet**1764 · Etching on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Works in museum collections

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