Pont sur la Verola près de Crevola

Aquatint printed in brown and finely hand coloured, lettered below image: "Peint d'apres Nature par G. Rahn." and "Gravé par François Hegi."

Franz Hegi (1774-1850) was a Swiss draughtsman, engraver and etcher, specialised in large picturesque landscapes, Swiss architecture and costume studies in aquatint, produced mostly between 1809 and the early 1820s. Born Lausanne, died in Zurich.

Bibliografia

H.Appenzeller.'Der Kupferstiche Franz Hegi von Zurich 1774-1850. Sein Leben und seine Werke, mit ... Beschr. sein. sämtliche Kupferstiche', Zurich, 1906; C.Brun, 'Schweizerisches Künstler-Lexikon',vol.II, Frauenfeld, 1908; Bianchetti n° 26 pag. 54.