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SALOMON GESSNER_x001D_ 1730 – Zurich – 1788 Bucolic scene depicting a musical trio performing on a rock by the water in the forest. Pen-and-ink drawing with several brown border lines, circa 1767. See Leemann-van Elck 18 (etching, 1767; enclosed). - On light handmade paper with an unidentified, asymmetrical watermark and secondary mark: “H H,” with a small circle between them, a diamond with a 4 (above it), and a circle. 26.2 x 34.1 cm (including border; sheet: 29.9 x 38 cm). With a reinforced center fold. Mainly in the margins: slight foxing, water stains (lower right corner), and waviness (lower edge). With a crease mark in the upper left corner and marginal discoloration. Enclosed: the same artist, *Musical Trio*... Sheet 8 of a series of landscapes in the classical style. Etching, 1767 (L.-v.E. 18). With the artist’s signature, date, and number in the plate. 16.3 x 24.7 cm. On vellum. Mainly faintly stained in the wide margins and with slight edge discoloration. [ms]