Gessner, Salomon, 1730-1788.
Swiss poet and artist.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Zurich, to his friend Sulzer, town clerk in Winterthur, 1768 June 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269587408
Salomon Gessner was a Swiss writer, translator, painter, and etcher. He was known throughout Europe for literary works of pastoral themes and rococo style. Gessner was also a town councillor, a forestry superintendent, and ran his own publishing house from which he published his own books with his own etchings.
From the description of Salomon Gessner letter to Mein Herr, 1772 Feb. 13. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 60525702
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| creatorOf | Gessner, Salomon, 1730-1788. Salomon Gessner letter to Mein Herr, 1772 Feb. 13. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | George Lemon: Verse Translation of, The Death of Abel, Mid-18th century | Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Gessner, Salomon, 1730-1788. Autograph letter signed : Zurich, to his friend Sulzer, town clerk in Winterthur, 1768 June 20. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| referencedIn | Portrait prints from the Swiss Enlightenment collection [graphic]. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Hegi, Franz, 1774-1850. Miscellaneous prints from the Swiss Enlightenment collection [graphic]. | UC Berkeley Libraries |
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Birth 1730
Death 1788
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