Anna Waser
Anna Waser was a Swiss painter and etcher (1678–1714). She was born at Zurich.
Also recorded as Anna Wasser; Anna Wassa.
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Identity
What the record establishes about Anna Waser.
Anna Waser is recorded as a citizen of Switzerland. Anna Waser is recorded with the occupation painter. Self-Portrait at the Age of Twelve is dated 1691 and held by Kunsthaus Zürich (inventory 212). Kunsthaus Zürich records 1 object associated with this heading. Anna Waser is recorded with the citizenship of Switzerland. Anna Waser is recorded as painter and etcher.
Catalogued works
1 work under this name is catalogued by Wikidata Query Service.
Self-Portrait at the Age of Twelve, dated 1691, held by Kunsthaus Zürich, inventory 212.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Kunsthaus Zürich: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Waser, Anna, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Waser, Anna, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 16 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1678Anna Waser born at Zurich.
- 1678Anna Waser was born on 16 October 1678.
- 1691Self-Portrait at the Age of Twelve is dated 1691 and held by Kunsthaus Zürich (inventory 212).
- 1691Self-Portrait at the Age of Twelve (Kunsthaus Zürich).
- 1714Anna Waser died at Zurich.
- 1714Anna Waser died on 20 September 1714.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Die Geschichte der Anna Waser, Books Abroad, 1960
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Waser, Johann Caspar, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Waser, Josef Kaspar, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Anna Waser.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 7.
Gemeinsame Normdatei 4357027-6, Die Geschichte der Anna Waser.
authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Consult the source - 8.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 110 works naming Anna Waser.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q119788: Anna Waser
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 10.
“Anna Waser”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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Plates
Each plate is reproduced under the terms the holding register itself publishes, with its creator and licence named.

Plaque for Anna Waser in Zurich
Armineaghayan · Own work · CC BY-SA 4.0
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