Sappers of the Swiss Guard | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R3130
People: Johann Georg Wille, German (Königsberg in Bayern, Germany 1715 - 1808 Paris, France)
Title: Sappers of the Swiss Guard
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Sapeurs des Gardes Suisses
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1779
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/247385

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

Image: 23 × 18.5 cm (9 1/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
Plate: 25.7 × 19.3 cm (10 1/8 × 7 5/8 in.)
Sheet: 26.7 × 20 cm (10 1/2 × 7 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: JWR:"Wille sc $8.00"

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: i
Standard Reference Number: Le Bl. 86

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R3130
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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