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Heinrich Freudweiler : Ein Beytrag zu den Biographien schweizerischer Künstler /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meyer, J. H. (Johann Heinrich), 1755-1829 (Author, Engraver)
Other Authors: Füssli, Johann Caspar, 1706-1782 (Engraver)
Format: Book
Language:German
Published: [Zurich?] : [publisher not identified], MDCCXCVI. [1796]
Subjects:
Freudweiler, Heinrich, > 1755-1795.
Painters > Switzerland > Biography.
Engravings.
Description
Item Description:Frontispiece portrait has caption: "Heinrich Freudweiler Pictor Turic". Copper engraving by J. H. Meyer.
Vignette on title page engraved by J. H. Meyer after H. Füssli.
The Cushing LIbrary/Dawson French Collection copy is inscribed "à Joh. Heinrich Meyer auf dem Rey." on inside cover, and has four manuscript pages of a poem entitled "Heinrich Freudweiler an seine Hinterlossne geliebte, an seinem Beerdigungstag, d. 4 Dec. 1795", and signed by J. H. Meyer.
The Cushing Library/Dawson French Collection copy has ephemera: a paper from G. Martin, Expert, Paris, numbered "211" and dated 6 juil 2006.
Physical Description:1 unnumbered leaf, 52 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 19 cm + 4 unnumbered pages
Place of Publication:Switzerland -- Zurich.