Franz Hegi

“The Swiss grenadier”, nach 1831

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Johann Baptist Kirner became renowned via the visual motif Ein Schweizer Gardist erzählt (A Swiss Guardsman Regales his Audience with Tales). Reproductions played a vital role in dissemination of the motif throughout Europe. The sideways-on aquatint by the Swiss artist, Franz Hegi was published in Zurich and is titled in two languages. The lavish colouring is aimed at a sophisticated audience.

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Ausstellungskatalog: Johann Baptist Kirner. Erzähltes Leben. hrsg. von Adila Garbanzo León, Felix Reuße und Tilmann von Stockhausen. Petersberg 2021, S. 260-261, 55.

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