Salomon Gessner letter to Mein Herr, 1772 Feb. 13.

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Salomon Gessner letter to Mein Herr, 1772 Feb. 13.

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Gessner writes from Zürich to Mein Herr about the French translation of his poems and the care he exhibits for a worthy presentation of his work. He further suggests to add to this edition a translation of a letter on landscape painting. The name of the addressee is not mentioned, but he is probably an artist as one of his pupils who is a painter is mentioned .

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Gessner, Salomon, 1730-1788.

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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 ...