Swiss Collection (page 24)

Virgin and Child with St Paul, c1450. The seated Virgin with the infant Jesus on her lap points to St Paul who holds a sword and a book

Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss physiognomist and theologian, early 19th century. Physiognomy is the art of reading psychological traits from physical characteristics

Jean and Jacques Bernoulli working on geometrical problems, 18th century, (1874). Jacques (Jakob) Bernoulli (1654-1705) and his brother Jean (Johann) Bernoulli (1667-1748)

Albrecht von Haller, 18th century Swiss physician and scientist, c1840
Albrecht von Haller, 18th century Swiss physician and scientist, [c1840]. Von Haller (1708-1777) worked in the field of experimental physiology and was the founder of the science of neurology

Albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician and scientist, c1770 (c1780). Von Haller (1708-1777) worked in the field of experimental physiology and was the founder of the science of neurology

Conrad Gesner, 16th century Swiss physician and naturalist, 1662. Artist: Conrad Meyer
Conrad Gesner, 16th century Swiss physician and naturalist, [1662]. Gesner (1516-1565) practiced in Zurich until he died of plague

Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), Swiss mathematician, 1801
Leonhard Euler (1707-1783). Swiss mathematician, 1801

Albert Einstein and other physicists at Paul Ehrenfests home, Leyden, Netherlands. Einstein (1879-1955) (left) with Paul Ehrenfest, Paul Langevin (1872-1946) (centre)

Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus, Swiss alchemist and physician, 16th century. Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus, Swiss alchemist, physician and pioneer of medical chemistry, 16th century

The Alpenhorn at Gonergat above Zermatt, with the Matterhorn behind, in the Swiss Alps

The Wetterhorn from Alpiglen, below Kleine Scheidegg in the Swiss Alps

Jungfrau in the Swiss Alps
Jungfrau from Kleine Scheidegg in the Swiss Alps

Page with a Reed Pipe, late 17th or 18th century. Artist: Alexis Grimou
Page with a Reed Pipe, late 17th or 18th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Celtic gold torc, Ersfield, Switzerland, 5th - 4th century BC
Celtic gold torc (Bird & Palmette motif), Ersfield, Switzerland, 5th - 4th century BC

Pin and needle maker, c1559-1591. Artist: Jost Amman
Pin and needle maker, c1559-1591. A craftsman and two assistants busy in a workshop

The spur maker, c1559-1591. Artist: Jost Amman
The spur maker, c1559-1591. A craftsman talks to a customer while continuing to file a spur which is held in a vice. Behind him in his workshop a fire is burning in the furnace where he heats metal

Shoemaker, c1559-1591. Artist: Jost Amman
Shoemaker, c1559-1591. A master craftsman serves a female customer at his shop window, while his two assistants sew shoes from pieces of leather their master has cut out on his workbench

Sword maker, c1559-1591. Artist: Jost Amman
Sword maker, c1559-1591. A craftsman at his workbench holds an item in a vice while he works on it with a file. Around him are daggers and swords he has made

Armourer, c1559-1591. Artist: Jost Amman
Armourer, c1559-1591. An armourer in his workshop using a hammer to shape a piece of armour. On display in front of his shop are items he has made, including a full suit of armour

Harquebusier or hand-gun maker, c1559-1591. Artist: Jost Amman
Harquebusier or hand-gun maker, c1559-1591. The first gun to be fired from the shoulder, the harquebus was invented in Spain in the mid 15th century

Jean Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician, c1750
Jean Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician, 1762. A member of the Swiss family of mathematicians, Bernoulli (1667-1748) worked on analysis, calculus, celestial mechanics and mechanics

Jean Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician, 1762. A member of the Swiss family of mathematicians, Bernoulli (1667-1748) worked on analysis, calculus, celestial mechanics and mechanics

Dog from the Hospice of St Bernard finding a traveller in the snow, c1840. These famous mountain rescue dogs are named for Bernard of Menthon (fl 1081) who built two mountain rest houses in the Alps

Johann Christoph Friedrich Von Schiller, German poet, dramatist and historian, c1785. Artist: Anton Graff
Johann Christoph Friedrich Von Schiller, German poet, dramatist and historian, c1785. Schiller (1759-1805), one of the greatest figures of German literature

St Blaise and St Guerin, 19th century. St Blaise or Blasius, Bishop of Sebaste, Armenia, was martyred in c316. St Guerin (1065-1150) was a Swiss Benedectine monk who became Bishop of Sion, Valais

Relationship of the organs of the body, the Humours and signs of the Zodiac, 1508. For example, Leo sole house of the Sun governs the heart - hence the term Lion-Hearted

Ptolemy, Alexandrian Greek astronomer and geographer, 1508. Ptolemy (Claudius of Ptolemaeus) (c100-c170 AD), using a quadrant to observe the Moon and stars. Urania, Muse of Astronomy, instructs him

Uniform of the Swiss 7th Regiment of infantry of the royal guard, France, 1823. Artist: Charles Etienne Pierre Motte
Uniform of the Swiss 7th Regiment of infantry of the royal guard, France, 1823. A print from Collection des Uniformes de L Armee Francaise presentee au Roi, Paris, 1823

Uniform of the Swiss Grenadiers 7th Regiment of infantry of the royal guard, France, 1823. A print from Collection des Uniformes de L Armee Francaise presentee au Roi, Paris, 1823

Uniform of a squadron of horse artillery train of a Swiss regiment, France, 1823. Artist: Charles Etienne Pierre Motte
Uniform of a squadron of horse artillery train of a Swiss regiment, France, 1823. A print from Collection des Uniformes de L Armee Francaise presentee au Roi, Paris, 1823

Uniform of a regiment of Swiss infantry, France, 1823. Artist: Charles Etienne Pierre Motte
Uniform of a regiment of Swiss infantry, France, 1823. A print from Collection des Uniformes de L Armee Francaise presentee au Roi, Paris, 1823

The Miner, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
The Miner, 16th century. In the background a man is working at a rockface, while another wheels a trolley out of the mine

Portrait of Mrs Fuseli, 1741-1825. Artist: Henry Fuseli
Portrait of Mrs Fuseli, 1741-1825

Lady Macbeth Seizing the Daggers, exhibited 1812. Artist: Henry Fuseli
Lady Macbeth Seizing the Daggers, exhibited 1812. Found in the collection of the Tate, London

Paracelsus Aracelsus (1493-1541), Swiss-born German physician and alchemist
Paracelsus Aracelsus (Theophrastus Bombastus Von Hohenheim) (1493-1541), Swiss-born German physician and alchemist. Paracelsus studied at Vienna University before becoming a military surgeon in

Shelter built by the glaciologist Louis Agassiz, Aar glacier, Switzerland, 1840 (1885). Agassizs studies of glaciers in the Alps led him to be the first to propose the theory that the Earth had been

Birthplace of the glaciologist Louis Agassiz, Motiers, Switzerland, 1885
Birthplace of Louis Agassiz (1807-1873), Swiss-born American naturalist and glaciologist, Motiers, Switzerland, 1885. Agassizs studies of glaciers in the Alps led him to be the first to propose

Louis Agassiz (1807-1873), Swiss-born American naturalist and glaciologist, 1874. Agassizs studies of glaciers in the Alps led him to be the first to propose the theory that the Earth had been

Alexandre Agassiz, Swiss-born American oceanographer, marine zoologist and mining engineer, 1883. Alexandre Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz (1835-1910)

Construction of the St Gotthard Tunnel beneath the Alps, 1880. The tunnel was built to link Italy and Switzerland by rail

Completion of the St Gotthard Tunnel beneath the Alps, 1880. The tunnel was built to link Italy and Switzerland by rail. Workmen from the two ends of the 9 1/4 mile-long tunnel broke through the last

Long wave transmitter masts at a Marconi radio station at Berne, Switzerland, c1925

Rain of frogs recorded in 1355 (1557). Accounts of deluges of frogs and fish date back to biblical times. The phenomenon ocurs when a waterspout or tornado passes over a body of water

Title page of Andreas Vesalius De Humani Corporis Fabrica, showing Vesalius dissecting body, 1543
Title page of Andreas Vesalius De Humani Corporis Fabrica, showing Vesalius dissecting a body, 1543

Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1575), Swiss Protestant Reformation divine
Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1575) Swiss Protestant Reformation divine. Successor to Zwingli. Copperplate engraving

The second plate of the muscles, from Book II of De humani corporis fabrica, 1543. Artist: Andreas Vesalius
The second plate of the muscles, from Book II of Andreas Vesalius De humani corporis fabrica, Basel, 1543. Engraving

Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961), Swiss psychoanalyst

Ceremony of Circumcision, Basel, 1739 (first edition 1663). Artist: Jan Leusden
Ceremony of Circumcision. From Jan Leusden Philogus Hebraeo-Mixtus, Basel, 1739 (first edition 1663). Engraving

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