Joh. Caspar Füesslins Geschichte der besten Künstler in der Schweitz : nebst ihren Bildnissen
A biographical dictionary of Swiss artists with engraved portraits, written by the Zurich painter Johann Caspar Füssli with his brother Rudolf and engravers Johann Rudolf Holzhalb and Johann Heinrich Lips, published by Orell, Gessner in Zürich, 1769, for collectors and connoisseurs. The plates include looping monogram initials in dense black line and copperplate headpieces of putti carrying a blank shield among flower swags, useful as ready-made cartouches, ciphers, and chapter ornaments.





