Adam-Wolfgang Töpffer

1766 – 1847

Swiss painter, caricaturist and engraver. He trained as an engraver in Lausanne and while there illustrated Horace-Bénédict de Saussure's Voyage dans les Alpes (Geneva, 1779) in 1786. He studied under Joseph-Benoit Suvée in Paris (1789-91) and was influenced by Jean-Louis Demarne.

4 artworks in collection

Works

18141825

Museum

Embarcation of the Wedding Party

Private collection1814

River Landscape

Private collection1820

Washerwomen in a Grotto

Private collection1825

View near the Village of Gy, in the Geneva Region

Private collection