The Heroic Deed of William Tell,Which Laid the Foundation of Swiss Liberty and the Helvetic Union (after Antonio Zucchi, RA)
Johann Caspar Schwab (1727 – after 1810)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1768
Materials
Paper,wood and glass
Measurements
19.75 x 24.25 inches
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 871158
Summary
Print, steel engraving, The Heroic Deed of William Tell,Which Laid the Foundation of Swiss Liberty and the Helvetic Union (after Antonio Zucchi, RA) by Johann Caspar Schwab (1727 – after 1810). Published 1768.
Provenance
A print of this title is included in a manuscript list c. 1902 of prints at Saltram, believed to be in the handwriting of Albert Edmund Parker(1878-1905), 3rd Earl of Morley and by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962) and formed part of the endowment given to NT following the transfer of the property etc in 1957.
Makers and roles
Johann Caspar Schwab (1727 – after 1810), engraver (printmaker) after Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 - Rome 1796), artist