Albrecht von Haller: his monument is visited by a grieving mythological figure. Engraving with etching by B.A. Dunker and M.G. Eichler.

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1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 26 x 18 cm

Haeredibus et agnatis moerentibus vovit. B.A. Dunker. B.A. Dunker inventor expressit aq. fortis. M.G. Eichler caelum applic. The plinth bears an inscription: Genio Alberti Haller Sacrum

Wellcome Collection 557588i

Dunker was himself an etcher rather than an engraver and so was incompetent to complete the skies of his grander compositions. This plate, like most of Dunker's later prints, was completed by his long-standing associate in Bern, M.G. Eichler. The respective roles of the two men are shown by the lettering