Swissman Collection

Fifth Physics Congress Solvay, Brussels, 1927 (b/w photo)
ACD157380 Fifth Physics Congress Solvay, Brussels, 1927 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Academie des Sciences, Paris, France; (add.info.: First row : Irving Langmuir (1881-1957)

The Fall of the Reichenbach (engraving)
1610696 The Fall of the Reichenbach (engraving) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fall of the Reichenbach)

The Cresta Run, St Moritz, Switzerland (litho)
972744 The Cresta Run, St Moritz, Switzerland (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cresta Run, St Moritz, Switzerland)

An Ascent of the Schilthorn from Murren, Switzerland (engraving)
1045563 An Ascent of the Schilthorn from Murren, Switzerland (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ascent of the Schilthorn from Murren)

Coat of arms of various cantons of Switzerland (colour litho)
3643225 Coat of arms of various cantons of Switzerland (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coat of arms of various cantons of Switzerland)

The Nydeck Bridge, Bern (engraving)
5223602 The Nydeck Bridge, Bern (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nydeck Bridge, Bern)

The Swiss plateau during the ice age (engraving)
8672976 The Swiss plateau during the ice age (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Swiss plateau during the ice age)

Haylofts and stables, Grisons, Switzerland (engraving)
8626653 Haylofts and stables, Grisons, Switzerland (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Haylofts and stables, Grisons, Switzerland)

Swiss Timber Architecture, The High House, Wolfenschiessen built 1586 (engraving)
8627658 Swiss Timber Architecture, The High House, Wolfenschiessen built 1586 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The High House)

Illustration for The Adventures of a Japanese Doll (colour litho)
8644713 Illustration for The Adventures of a Japanese Doll (colour litho) by Mayer, Henry (1868-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: She explores every Nook and Cranny of the Swiss Mountains)

View of Zurich. Illustration of 1880 (Engraving)
AIS5394681 View of Zurich. Illustration of 1880 (Engraving); Private Collection; © Lorio / Iberfoto.

The Bay of Uri, Lake Lucerne 1859 (Oil on canvas)
8766683 The Bay of Uri, Lake Lucerne 1859 (Oil on canvas) by Whittredge, Thomas Worthington (1820-1910); 91.4--121.9 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia

Cowherd in Switzerland, 19th century (engraving)
7293207 Cowherd in Switzerland, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Agriculture. Cowherd in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. Engraving, France, XIXth cent.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Herbarium - Saxifrage, 1795 (lithograph)
7272488 Herbarium - Saxifrage, 1795 (lithograph); (add.info.: Herbaria Saxifraga (Steinbrech) Tab. 31, classis X decandria, succulentae

Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: the Federal Palace, 1895
LUX4795217 Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: the Federal Palace, 1895 -; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: the Federal Palace, 1895 -); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

A bookbinder's workshop
5311795 A bookbinder's workshop; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting a bookbinder's workshop by Jost Amman. Jost Amman (1539-1591) a Swiss-German artist

The Rigi Mountain Railway
5308354 The Rigi Mountain Railway.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Rigi Mountain Railway, Switzerland. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A steam locomotive used for Carl Roman Abt's rack railway system
5308345 A steam locomotive used for Carl Roman Abt's rack railway system.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam locomotive used for Roman Abt's rack railway system)

After the fire in Grindelwald, Bern, Switzerland, historical illustration circa 1893
UIG5413929 After the fire in Grindelwald, Bern, Switzerland, historical illustration circa 1893; UIG.

Swiss Alpine Post, stagecoach in the Swiss Alps, historical illustration, ca. 1893
UIG5413815 Swiss Alpine Post, stagecoach in the Swiss Alps, historical illustration, ca. 1893; UIG.

Huldrych Or Ulrich Zwingli, 1484 - 1531. Leader Of The Reformation In Switzerland
UIG5420515 Huldrych Or Ulrich Zwingli, 1484 - 1531. Leader Of The Reformation In Switzerland. From Military And Religious Life In The Middle Ages By Paul Lacroix Published London Circa 1880

The comet of 249 AD
5309971 The comet of 249 AD; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting the comet of 249 AD, as seen in Basel, Switzerland. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A meteorite falling to earth
5309966 A meteorite falling to earth; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting a meteorite falling to earth in Basel, Switzerland. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Castle (Kasteel Wissekerke). Exterior
7142408 Castle (Kasteel Wissekerke). Exterior.; (add.info.: Bazel, kasteel Wissekerke, Kruibeke, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024.

Christian Friedrich Schnbein, chemist engineer, 1869 (engraving)
6426219 Christian Friedrich Schnbein, chemist engineer, 1869 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian Friedrich Schnbein (1799-1868) , german became swiss,chemist engineer

Italian Scene (oil on fabric)
XOS5879767 Italian Scene (oil on fabric) by Robert, Louis Leopold (1794-1835); 55.5x46 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Leopold Robert).

German Sculpture of the End of the 15th and Beginning of the 16th Centuries (engraving)
8644816 German Sculpture of the End of the 15th and Beginning of the 16th Centuries (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Darmstadt Madonna (chromolitho)
8656860 Darmstadt Madonna (chromolitho) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Darmstadt Madonna. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

Switzerland, 1900s: Bandy on the Ice (b/w photo)
8662868 Switzerland, 1900s: Bandy on the Ice (b/w photo) by Balance, Geoffrey Roland (1874-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bandy on the Ice)

Switzerland, 1900s: "Wind-Waves" on Frozen Snow (b/w photo)
8662863 Switzerland, 1900s: "Wind-Waves" on Frozen Snow (b/w photo) by Balance, Geoffrey Roland (1874-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Wind-Waves" on Frozen Snow)

Switzerland, 1900s: Thun from the Lake (colour litho)
8662842 Switzerland, 1900s: Thun from the Lake (colour litho) by Jardine, Effie (1857-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thun from the Lake)

Switzerland, 1900s: At St Beatenberg (colour litho)
8662839 Switzerland, 1900s: At St Beatenberg (colour litho) by Jardine, Effie (1857-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: At St Beatenberg)

Switzerland, 1900s: Chamonix and Mont Blanc (colour litho)
8662835 Switzerland, 1900s: Chamonix and Mont Blanc (colour litho) by Jardine, Effie (1857-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chamonix and Mont Blanc)

Switzerland, 1900s: Gersau, an Orchard in Early Spring (colour litho)
8662830 Switzerland, 1900s: Gersau, an Orchard in Early Spring (colour litho) by Jardine, Effie (1857-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gersau, an Orchard in Early Spring)

Switzerland, 1900s: Sunset on the Blumlisalp (colour litho)
8662828 Switzerland, 1900s: Sunset on the Blumlisalp (colour litho) by Jardine, Effie (1857-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunset on the Blumlisalp)

Switzerland, 1900s: Davos-Platz (colour litho)
8662820 Switzerland, 1900s: Davos-Platz (colour litho) by Jardine, Effie (1857-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Davos-Platz)

Central View in Geneva (engraving)
8637387 Central View in Geneva (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Central View in Geneva)

Pierre Viret, Swiss Protestant theologian and reformer (engraving)
8673141 Pierre Viret, Swiss Protestant theologian and reformer (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierre Viret (c1509-1571)

Johann Rudolf Wettstein, Swiss diplomat and Mayor of Basel (engraving)
8673133 Johann Rudolf Wettstein, Swiss diplomat and Mayor of Basel (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Rudolf Wettstein (1594-1666)

Old Swiss Confederacy, 1315 (coloured engraving)
8673110 Old Swiss Confederacy, 1315 (coloured engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of the original three cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy, 1315)

Tree of Liberty, Solothurn, Switzerland, 1798 (engraving)
8673093 Tree of Liberty, Solothurn, Switzerland, 1798 (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tree of Liberty, symbol of the new Helvetic Republic, Solothurn)

Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer (engraving)
8673079 Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Huldrych Zwingli (1484-1531), Swiss Protestant reformer

French soldiers received in Switzerland, Franco-Prussian War, 1871 (engraving)
8673044 French soldiers received in Switzerland, Franco-Prussian War, 1871 (engraving) by Bachelin, Auguste (1830-90); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plan of the Battle of Second Battle of Zurich, Switzerland, 1798 (engraving)
8673028 Plan of the Battle of Second Battle of Zurich, Switzerland, 1798 (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of the Battle of Second Battle of Zurich)

Horace-Benedict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and mountaineer (engraving)
8673021 Horace-Benedict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and mountaineer (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horace-Benedict de Saussure (1740-1799)

Enlistment for mercenary service, Switzerland, 18th Century (engraving)
8673020 Enlistment for mercenary service, Switzerland, 18th Century (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enlistment for mercenary service, Switzerland)

Meeting of the Swiss Diet, Baden, 1531 (engraving)
8673012 Meeting of the Swiss Diet, Baden, 1531 (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meeting of the Swiss Diet, the Tagsatzung, Baden, 1531)

Hans Waldmann being taken to the Wellenberg, 1489 (engraving)
8673010 Hans Waldmann being taken to the Wellenberg, 1489 (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hans Waldmann, Mayor of Zurich)

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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.