Swissman Collection (#9)

Maximilian Sforza installed as Duke of Milan, 1512 (engraving)
8673070 Maximilian Sforza installed as Duke of Milan, 1512 (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Swiss Confederation of nineteen cantons, 1803 (coloured engraving)
8673053 Swiss Confederation of nineteen cantons, 1803 (coloured engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Louis Ruchonnet, Swiss lawyer and politician (engraving)
8673042 Louis Ruchonnet, Swiss lawyer and politician (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Ruchonnet (1834-1893), Swiss lawyer and politician

Swearing in of the Grand Council of Vaud, Switzerland, 1803 (engraving)
8673039 Swearing in of the Grand Council of Vaud, Switzerland, 1803 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plan of the Battle of Grauholz, Switzerland, 1798 (engraving)
8673025 Plan of the Battle of Grauholz, Switzerland, 1798 (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of the Battle of Grauholz, Switzerland, 1798)

Theodore Beza, French Calvinist theologian and reformer (engraving)
8673022 Theodore Beza, French Calvinist theologian and reformer (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theodore Beza (1519-1605)

The sharing of the milchsuppe (milk soup), First War of Kappel, Switzerland, 1529 (engraving)
8673018 The sharing of the milchsuppe (milk soup), First War of Kappel, Switzerland, 1529 (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Reciprocal oaths between the governor and the citizens of Neuchatel, 1786 (engraving)
8673017 Reciprocal oaths between the governor and the citizens of Neuchatel, 1786 (engraving) by Girardet, Alexandre (1767-1836); Private Collection; (add.info)

William Farel, French Protestant reformer (engraving)
8673015 William Farel, French Protestant reformer (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Farel (1489-1565)

Nicolas of Flue, Patron Saint of Switzerland (engraving)
8673007 Nicolas of Flue, Patron Saint of Switzerland (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicolas of Flue (1417-1487)

Frankish warrior (engraving)
8672983 Frankish warrior (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frankish warrior. Illustration from Histoire de la Suisse)

Roman town of Aventicum, Switzerland (engraving)
8672977 Roman town of Aventicum, Switzerland (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of the Roman town of Aventicum, Switzerland)

Switzerland, 1900s: The Matterhorn (colour litho)
8662862 Switzerland, 1900s: The Matterhorn (colour litho) by Jardine, Effie (1857-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Matterhorn)

Switzerland, 1900s: A Winter Evening, St Moritz-Dorf (colour litho)
8662824 Switzerland, 1900s: A Winter Evening, St Moritz-Dorf (colour litho) by Jardine, Effie (1857-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Winter Evening, St Moritz-Dorf)

Switzerland, 1900s: The Gorge of Pfeffers (colour litho)
8662812 Switzerland, 1900s: The Gorge of Pfeffers (colour litho) by Jardine, Effie (1857-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gorge of Pfeffers)

Switzerland, 1900s: A Winter Morning after Heavy Snow (colour litho)
8662808 Switzerland, 1900s: A Winter Morning after Heavy Snow (colour litho) by Jardine, Effie (1857-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Winter Morning after Heavy Snow)

Switzerland, 1900s: "Leaping" at the Finish, Cresta Run (b/w photo)
8662869 Switzerland, 1900s: "Leaping" at the Finish, Cresta Run (b/w photo) by Balance, Geoffrey Roland (1874-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Leaping" at the Finish)

Switzerland, 1900s: St Martin's Fountain, Chur (colour litho)
8662856 Switzerland, 1900s: St Martin's Fountain, Chur (colour litho) by Jardine, Effie (1857-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Martin's Fountain, Chur)

Switzerland, 1900s: Spring, Flowers by the Lake of Lucerne (colour litho)
8662852 Switzerland, 1900s: Spring, Flowers by the Lake of Lucerne (colour litho) by Jardine, Effie (1857-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring, Flowers by the Lake of Lucerne)

The Rhine: The Rhine at Basel, Bale (colour litho)
8662907 The Rhine: The Rhine at Basel, Bale (colour litho) by Jardine, Effie (1857-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rhine at Basel, Bale)

Public baths for men and women (woodcut)
8663774 Public baths for men and women (woodcut) by Swiss School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Public baths for men and women)

The Battle of Morgarten, 1315 (litho)
8661350 The Battle of Morgarten, 1315 (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Morgarten, 1315)

Summer in various parts of the world (engraving)
8639608 Summer in various parts of the world (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Summer in various parts of the world)

German, Dutch and Swiss Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries (engraving)
8644829 German, Dutch and Swiss Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German)

Montagnes Russes dans la Salle de l'Odeon, 1817 (hand coloured etching on paper)
7485288 Montagnes Russes dans la Salle de l'Odeon, 1817 (hand coloured etching on paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 22x26 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Castle (Kasteel Wissekerke). Exterior
7142409 Castle (Kasteel Wissekerke). Exterior.; (add.info.: Bazel, kasteel Wissekerke, Kruibeke, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

A view of Bern Switzerland in the 19th century
7261249 A view of Bern Switzerland in the 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: A view of Bern Switzerland in the 19th century)

A selection of pendants and brooches, a fine gold necklace and a Swiss gold and enamel bracelet watch (gold, enamel)
1766487 A selection of pendants and brooches, a fine gold necklace and a Swiss gold and enamel bracelet watch (gold, enamel); Private Collection; (add.info.: A selection of pendants and brooches)

We cast off and moved away from the wreck
5614281 We cast off and moved away from the wreck; (add.info.: "We cast off and moved away from the wreck". Illustration from the novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss)

Zermatt and Matterhorn mountain, Switzerland, historic wood engraving, about 1897
UIG5414524 Zermatt and Matterhorn mountain, Switzerland, historic wood engraving, about 1897; UIG

The Simplon Pass
5616577 The Simplon Pass; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Simplon Pass, a mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. Dated 19th Century)

Title page of Haller's Deux memoires sur le mouvement du sang, 1756
6317520 Title page of Haller's Deux memoires sur le mouvement du sang, 1756; (add.info.: Title page of Haller's Deux memoires sur le mouvement du sang, 1756)

Frontispiece of Physique sacree. ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible 1732
5306284 Frontispiece of Physique sacree. ou Histoire naturelle de la Bible 1732.; Universal History Archive/UIG

French legionnaire soldiers from France. switzerland. Russia. Germany. Poland. Haiti. Turkey. Morocco. Hungary
5305170 French legionnaire soldiers from France. switzerland. Russia. Germany. Poland. Haiti. Turkey. Morocco. Hungary. Belgium and Italy on parade in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria

Knights jousting
5307441 Knights jousting.; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting knights jousting at a tournament. Print by Jost Amman (1539-1591) a Swiss-German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts

French. Coloured illustration. dated circa 1884. depicting Swiss mountain goats
5306760 French. Coloured illustration. dated circa 1884. depicting Swiss mountain goats; Universal History Archive/UIG

The comet of 1479 seen through clouds
5309973 The comet of 1479 seen through clouds; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting the comet of 1479 seen through clouds, Basel, Switzerland. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Food in the Middle Ages: The Baker. Drawing by Jost Amman (1539-1591). Engraving 1878
JAB4121424 Food in the Middle Ages: The Baker. Drawing by Jost Amman (1539-1591). Engraving 1878; (add.info.: Food in the Middle Ages: The Baker. Drawing by Jost Amman (1539-1591)

Barbarian Gesler forces Guillaume Tell (William Tell) to remove with an arrow an apple placed on his child's head
XEE5027145 Barbarian Gesler forces Guillaume Tell (William Tell) to remove with an arrow an apple placed on his child's head - Watercolour by Moritz Retzsch (1799-1857) - Schiller Nationalmuseum

Representation of William Tell (William Tell) refusing to salute the tyrant's hat - Watercolour by Moritz Retzsch
XEE5027140 Representation of William Tell (William Tell) refusing to salute the tyrant's hat - Watercolour by Moritz Retzsch (1799 - 1857) - Schiller Nationalmuseum

The Zermatt glacier represented in 1840 by Louis Agassiz (1807-1873) Swiss naturalist - Engraving of the 19th century
XEE5027762 The Zermatt glacier represented in 1840 by Louis Agassiz (1807-1873) Swiss naturalist - Engraving of the 19th century - Private collection Milan; (add.info)

Portrait of Jean Bernoulli (Johann Bernouilli) (1667-1748), Swiss mathematician and scholar
XEE5028127 Portrait of Jean Bernoulli (Johann Bernouilli) (1667-1748), Swiss mathematician and scholar; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Bernoulli (Johann Bernouilli) (1667-1748)

Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin, with his autograph
NWI4950910 Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin, with his autograph.; (add.info.: Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin, with his autograph.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Sciences and scientists: Portrait of JACQUES BERNOULLI (Jakob Bernouilli), Swiss mathematician 1654-1705
NWI4949084 Sciences and scientists: Portrait of JACQUES BERNOULLI (Jakob Bernouilli), Swiss mathematician 1654-1705. Colour engraving.; (add.info.: Sciences and scientists)

Switzerland, Solothurn (Solothurn): The renovation of the church, 1900
LUX4813608 Switzerland, Solothurn (Solothurn): The renovation of the church, 1900; (add.info.: Switzerland, Solothurn (Solothurn): The renovation of the church, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Switzerland, Fluhli: a wooden chalet, 1895
LUX4795473 Switzerland, Fluhli: a wooden chalet, 1895; (add.info.: Switzerland, Fluhli: a wooden chalet, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Switzerland, Fluhli: wooden chalet in the village, 1895
LUX4795448 Switzerland, Fluhli: wooden chalet in the village, 1895; (add.info.: Switzerland, Fluhli: wooden chalet in the village, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Switzerland, Canton of Valais, DI, Loeche: the Chateau des Vidomnes, animated view, 1895
LUX4795384 Switzerland, Canton of Valais, DI, Loeche: the Chateau des Vidomnes, animated view, 1895; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Valais, DI, Loeche: the Chateau des Vidomnes, animated view)

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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.