Arcadian Landscape with an Obelisk

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Held byNational Gallery of Art, Washington

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Artist / Maker	Salomon Gessner
Date	1785
Culture / Origin	Swiss
Medium	gouache on laid paper
Dimensions	overall: 28.1 x 38.8 cm (11 1/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
Department	Drawing
Type	Drawing

About the Artist

BiographySalomon Gessner (1730–1788) — Swiss painter, etcher and poet (1730–1788).Salomon Gessner worked as poet, painter, journalist, graphic artist and writer and is associated with Switzerland. Their documented life spans the years 1730 to 1788; born and died in Zurich.Disciplinespoet, painter, journalist, graphic artist, writerBorn1730, ZurichDied1788, ZurichNationalitySwitzerlandSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.

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