Swissman Collection (page 5)

Switzerland: Territet Glion funicular (Territory-Glion), 1883
LUX4706631 Switzerland: Territet Glion funicular (Territory-Glion), 1883; (add.info.: Switzerland: Territet Glion funicular (Territory-Glion), 1883); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Print from the Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger
3330121 Print from the Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger; (add.info.: Print from the Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) a German and Swiss artist and printmaker

Print from the Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger
3330119 Print from the Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger; (add.info.: Print from the Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) a German and Swiss artist and printmaker

Village of Zermatt (Praborgne) in Switzerland at the bottom of the Mattertal valley
NWI4870078 Village of Zermatt (Praborgne) in Switzerland at the bottom of the Mattertal valley. Colour engraving after a drawing by Edward Whymper; (add.info)

Portrait of Charles Bonnet (1720-1793) Swiss naturalist and philosopher
XEE5028214 Portrait of Charles Bonnet (1720-1793) Swiss naturalist and philosopher; (add.info.: Portrait of Charles Bonnet (1720-1793) Swiss naturalist and philosopher); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) - Engraving of 1780
XEE5027426 Portrait of Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) - Engraving of 1780; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) - Engraving of 1780); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Jakob Steiner (1796-1863) Swiss mathematician
XEE5031847 Portrait of Jakob Steiner (1796-1863) Swiss mathematician; (add.info.: Portrait of Jakob Steiner (1796-1863) Swiss mathematician); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Philipp Aureolus Theophrast Bombast von Hohenheim Paracelsus, (Paracelsus Aracelsus) Swiss philosopher
XEE5030967 Portrait of Philipp Aureolus Theophrast Bombast von Hohenheim Paracelsus, (Paracelsus Aracelsus) Swiss philosopher

Albrecht von Haller (1708-1777) in his laboratory in Bern in Switzerland - Illustration in " Memoires sur la
XEE5029776 Albrecht von Haller (1708-1777) in his laboratory in Bern in Switzerland - Illustration in " Memoires sur la nature sensible et irritable des parts du corps animal"

Portrait of Francois Alphonse Forel (1841-1912) Swiss medicine and naturalist
XEE5029538 Portrait of Francois Alphonse Forel (1841-1912) Swiss medicine and naturalist; (add.info.: Portrait of Francois Alphonse Forel (1841-1912) Swiss medicine and naturalist); Stefano Bianchetti

Huldreich (Ulrich) Zwingli (1484-1531), by Holbein, 1881 (engraving)
UTD4916122 Huldreich (Ulrich) Zwingli (1484-1531), by Holbein, 1881 (engraving); (add.info.: Huldreich (Ulrich) Zwingli (1484-1531), by Holbein, theologian from Switzerland

Philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) and his friend Louise d'Epinay (1726-1783)
ELD4905856 Philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) and his friend Louise d'Epinay (1726-1783), french saloniste

Switzerland, Fluhli: village with church, 1895
LUX4795439 Switzerland, Fluhli: village with church, 1895; (add.info.: Switzerland, Fluhli: village with church, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Switzerland, Canton of Valais, DI, Leukerbad: pickers at the foot of an old wooden house, 1895
LUX4795362 Switzerland, Canton of Valais, DI, Leukerbad: pickers at the foot of an old wooden house, 1895; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Valais, DI)

Switzerland, Canton of Valais, DI, Loeche: general view of the village with Chateau des Vidomnes
LUX4795359 Switzerland, Canton of Valais, DI, Loeche: general view of the village with Chateau des Vidomnes and Chateau des Majors, 1895; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Valais, DI)

Switzerland, Canton of Lucerne, DI, Lucerne: collegiale Saint Leger, 1895
LUX4795302 Switzerland, Canton of Lucerne, DI, Lucerne: collegiale Saint Leger, 1895; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Lucerne, DI, Lucerne: collegiale Saint Leger, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Switzerland, Canton of Bale-Campagne, DI, Aesch: a cottage in the village, 1895
LUX4795278 Switzerland, Canton of Bale-Campagne, DI, Aesch: a cottage in the village, 1895; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Bale-Campagne, DI, Aesch: a cottage in the village)

Switzerland, Canton of Fribourg, DI, Fribourg: cathedrale Saint Nicolas, the Gothic tower overlooking the roofs of
LUX4795241 Switzerland, Canton of Fribourg, DI, Fribourg: cathedrale Saint Nicolas, the Gothic tower overlooking the roofs of the old quarter a day of walking, 1895; (add.info.: Switzerland)

Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: the Marktgasse and the Prison Tower, tram, 1895
LUX4795200 Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: the Marktgasse and the Prison Tower, tram, 1895; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: the Marktgasse and the Prison Tower, tram)

Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: the Marktgasse on a day walk with a fountain representing a banner holder with
LUX4795193 Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: the Marktgasse on a day walk with a fountain representing a banner holder with between his legs a small bear wearing armor and firing a gun shot

Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: cathedrale Saint Vincent, 1895
LUX4795156 Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: cathedrale Saint Vincent, 1895; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: cathedrale Saint Vincent, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: equestrian statue on a square with walking, 1895
LUX4795146 Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: equestrian statue on a square with walking, 1895; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: equestrian statue on a square with walking)

Switzerland, Canton of Geneve, Geneve: a shopping street of old Geneve with a fountain, 1900
LUX4795090 Switzerland, Canton of Geneve, Geneve: a shopping street of old Geneve with a fountain, 1900; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Geneve)

Switzerland, Canton of Geneve, Geneve: a street in old Geneva with shops: the Zeier 1900 cafe
LUX4795039 Switzerland, Canton of Geneve, Geneve: a street in old Geneva with shops: the Zeier 1900 cafe; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Geneve)

Switzerland, Canton of Vaud, Lausanne: Leman Lake, 1900
LUX4769736 Switzerland, Canton of Vaud, Lausanne: Leman Lake, 1900; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Vaud, Lausanne: Leman Lake, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Switzerland, Canton of Valais, Muraz: square pavee with old houses with wooden blinds, street lights
LUX4774417 Switzerland, Canton of Valais, Muraz: square pavee with old houses with wooden blinds, street lights, signs and hippomobile cars

Young girl from the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, 18th century, after Franz Hegi
FLO4686563 Young girl from the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, 18th century, after Franz Hegi. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes

Engraving of Arnold Henry Guyot
3077625 Engraving of Arnold Henry Guyot; (add.info.: Engraving of Arnold Henry Guyot (1807-1884) a Swiss-American geologist

Zurich. Switzerland (engraving)
3600044 Zurich. Switzerland (engraving); (add.info.: Zurich. Switzerland. Engraving, around 1835.); PHAS/UIG

Switzerland, Neuchatel Region, Fribourg: A fountain in the Neuchatel region, 1900
LUX4813642 Switzerland, Neuchatel Region, Fribourg: A fountain in the Neuchatel region, 1900 -; (add.info.: Switzerland, Neuchatel Region, Fribourg: A fountain in the Neuchatel region)

Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Solothurn (Solothurn): Samson Fountain, 1900
LUX4813568 Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Solothurn (Solothurn): Samson Fountain, 1900; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Solothurn (Solothurn): Samson Fountain, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Guillaume Tell (legendary heros of Swiss independence) (William Tell) forces the barbarian Gesler to remove with an
NWI4929613 Guillaume Tell (legendary heros of Swiss independence) (William Tell) forces the barbarian Gesler to remove with an arrow an apple placed on his son's head

Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Seedorf: Le pont perdu a seedorf, 1870 - h j a paris maison alphonse grioux
LUX4817355 Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Seedorf: Le pont perdu a seedorf, 1870 - h j a paris maison alphonse grioux; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Seedorf: Le pont perdu a seedorf)

An Emigration of the Gaul in the Bronze Age by Ferdinand Cormon
3522023 An Emigration of the Gaul in the Bronze Age by Ferdinand Cormon; (add.info.: An emigration of the Gual in the Bronze Age by Ferdinand Cormon (1845-1924) a French painter

Chillon Castle, 1850
3479978 Chillon Castle, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Chillon Castle; located on Lake Geneva; south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Uniformed cavalryman of the Swiss Army Artillery's Regiment, 1823
3480713 Uniformed cavalryman of the Swiss Army Artillery's Regiment, 1823; (add.info.: Uniformed cavalryman of the Swiss Army Artillery's Regiment, 1823.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Rack-and-pinion railway between Montreux and Sion, Switzerland, historical engraving of 1883
UIG5414145 Rack-and-pinion railway between Montreux and Sion, Switzerland, historical engraving of 1883; UIG

Summit of Pilatus mountain, Pilatuskulm Hotel, Switzerland, historical picture, about 1893
UIG5413911 Summit of Pilatus mountain, Pilatuskulm Hotel, Switzerland, historical picture, about 1893; UIG

A meteor shower of 103 BC
5309976 A meteor shower of 103 BC; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting a meteor shower of 103 BC shown as swords, pikes and battleaxes, Basel, Switzerland)

The comet of 384 AD
5309972 The comet of 384 AD; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting the comet of 384 AD, as seen in Basel, Switzerland. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An aurora seen as armies fighting in the sky
5309967 An aurora seen as armies fighting in the sky; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting an aurora seen as armies fighting in the sky, Basel, Switzerland)

Swiss. postcard with an allegorical Illustration depicting the Freemasonry in Switzerland 1901
5305971 Swiss. postcard with an allegorical Illustration depicting the Freemasonry in Switzerland 1901; Universal History Archive/UIG

Jacques Necker, 1732 - 1804
3083220 Jacques Necker, 1732 - 1804.; Private Collection; (add.info.: French statesman of Swiss birth. Finance minister of Louis XVI. Hand writing sample.)

Ferdinand Hodler in his Studio, in 1914, 1914 (gelatin print on cardboard)
1196141 Ferdinand Hodler in his Studio, in 1914, 1914 (gelatin print on cardboard) by Lacroix, Charles (1869-1953); 23x16.8 (oval) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lacroix)

Frontispiece to L Emile, ou De l'education by J.J Rousseau, c.1782 (engraving)
1761683 Frontispiece to L Emile, ou De l'education by J.J Rousseau, c.1782 (engraving); (add.info.: Emile, or On Education is a treatise on the nature of education and on the nature of man)

(Anne Louise) Germaine de Stael, 1840 (litho)
1574678 (Anne Louise) Germaine de Stael, 1840 (litho); (add.info.: Anne Louise Germaine de Stael (1766-1817) Swiss writer and heiress of Jacques Necker, Finance minister to Louis XVI

Albrecht von Haller, 1874 (engraving)
1574758 Albrecht von Haller, 1874 (engraving); (add.info.: Albrecht von Haller (1708-1777) Swiss anatomist and physiologist. Engraving, Paris, 1874.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: General Bourbaki's defeated French army of about 80, 000 in Switzerland
538297 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: General Bourbaki's defeated French army of about 80, 000 in Switzerland, February 1871. Engraving; Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Swissman: A Glimpse into the Rich Tapestry of Switzerland's History and Beauty" Step back in time to the prestigious Fifth Physics Congress Solvay, Brussels, 1927, where brilliant minds converged to unravel the mysteries of the universe. This captivating black and white photo transports us to a momentous gathering that shaped scientific discourse. From there, we journey to St Moritz, Switzerland, home of The Cresta Run. Lithographs bring alive the exhilarating rush as daring individuals hurtle down icy slopes on their sledges – an adrenaline-fueled tradition that has captivated thrill-seekers for generations. The coat of arms adorning various cantons of Switzerland reveals a nation united yet diverse. These colorful lithographs showcase regional pride and herald centuries-old traditions cherished by each canton. An engraving takes us high above Murren as we embark on an awe-inspiring ascent up Schilthorn. The majestic peaks embrace us with their grandeur while whispering tales of mountaineering triumphs etched into Swiss history. In contrast, another engraving depicts "The Fall of Reichenbach, " immortalizing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic detective Sherlock Holmes' fateful encounter at this roaring waterfall. It serves as a reminder that even amidst natural wonders lies mystery waiting to be unraveled. We then find ourselves strolling along Bern's Nydeck Bridge through an enchanting engraving. The timeless architecture reflects Bern's rich heritage while inviting us into its vibrant present-day charm – a testament to Switzerland's ability to seamlessly blend past and present. Transported further back in time via pencil sketches from 1782, we explore Le chateau d'Hauteville St-Legier in Vevey. These delicate ink drawings capture the elegance and grace exuded by this historical gem nestled within Swiss landscapes – a true treasure frozen in time.