Michael Schüppach being consulted by a gentleman, who is grasped at the shoulders by a skeleton. Engraving by C. Mechel, 1775.

  • Mechel, Christian von, 1737-1817.
Date:
1775
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804232i
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Set in Schüppach's pharmacy and consulting room at Langnau, Bernese Oberland

Publication/Creation

[Basel] : [Christoph Mechel], 1775.

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; border 6.3 x 10.1 cm

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Chr. de Mechel dir.t Basil. 1775

References note

M. Meyer-Salzmann, Michel Schüppach, 1707-1781, 1981, p. ?

Reference

Wellcome Collection 804232i

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Draws on the more serious portrayal of Schüppach by G. Locher, 1774, which was engraved by B. Hübner in 1775

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