Soldaat van de Zwitserse Garde, RP-P-OB-56.109, Johann Georg Wille, 1779

Identification title(s): soldier of the swiss guard sapeur des gardes suisses. Object type: print serial number: 23object number: rp-p-ob-56. 109. Catalog reference: leblanc (wille) 86-1(4). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 240. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: johann georg wille, after own design by: johann georg wille. Place of manufacture: paris. Dating: 1779. Material and technology. Physical characteristics: etching and engraving; proof. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process) / etching. Dimensions: plate edge: height 260 mm × width 194 mm explanation: this print is part of a series of unknown size based on dutch and german paintings. Some prints indicate at the top left which number in the series they are. Subject: what: the soldier; the life of a soldier. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1779.