Art, literature & historySapper of the Swiss Guards
1779
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 22.8 × 18.7 cm (9 × 7 3/8 in.); Plate: 25.7 × 19.3 cm (10 1/8 × 7 5/8 in.); Sheet: 26.2 × 19.8 cm (10 3/8 × 7 13/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1935.150
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Sapper of the Swiss Guards — Johann Georg Wille. 1779.
Medium: Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 22.8 × 18.7 cm (9 × 7 3/8 in.); Plate: 25.7 × 19.3 cm (10 1/8 × 7 5/8 in.); Sheet: 26.2 × 19.8 cm (10 3/8 × 7 13/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.