Joh. Caspar Füeßlins Geschichte der besten Künstler in der Schweitz: nebst ihren Bildnissen
A 1779 German-language biographical dictionary by Johann Caspar Füssli, compiled in Switzerland and published for readers interested in Swiss artists, with each artist's history paired with a portrait. The pictures are engraved oval and rectangular bust portraits of 18th-century men in powdered wigs, cravats and plain coats, set against plain grounds, some with cartouche captions bearing names. A designer could take from them a consistent, restrained grammar for period portrait plates: vignette ovals, tonal hatching and classical framing.
