Rhine Bridge in Val Medel | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R8210
People: Salomon Gessner, Swiss (Zurich 1730 - 1788 Zurich)
After Ludwig Hess, Swiss (1760 - 1800)
Title: Rhine Bridge in Val Medel
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Rhein Brüke nahe bey St. Roch im Medelser Thal in Bündten
Series/Book Title: Swiss Landscapes
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1788
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture: Swiss
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/242783

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching on off white wove paper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

sheet: 9.1 x 12.1 cm (3 9/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
image: 8.4 x 11.6 cm (3 5/16 x 4 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: l.l below image etched in plate: c. Hess del
inscription: l.r below image etched in plate: S. Gessner fe

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, sister of John Witt Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Leemann-Van Elck 432

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R8210
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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