The result: "Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-1789): Swiss Master," a perfectly proportioned sparkler of a solo show, this artist's first in North America and one of his few anywhere.

"Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-1789): Swiss Master" continues through Sept. 17 at The Frick Collection, 1 E. 70th Street, Manhattan.; (212) 288-0700.

During this period, Eckenfelder is described by the specialist press not only as an animal painter, but also as a landscape painter and "Kleinmeister" (a reference to the "Schweizer Kleinmeister" or Swiss Small Masters, a group of landscape painters who preserved their pictures in sketchbooks).

The acting Swiss Master had an extremely turbulent season behind, shaped from the coach change and plays "on death and life", to rich the 8th place on the championship to qualify for the playoffs.

(Smith) * Frick Collection : 'Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-1789): Swiss MasteR,' Liotard is something of a specialty item now, but he was widely known in the Enlightenment Europe of his day.

(Smith) * Frick Collection : 'Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-1789): Swiss MasteR,' through Sept. 17.

There is, however, a martial tradition passed down to the Swiss Master, Pierre Vigny in the 19th century which was used for codification of techniques using the Indian cane at the beginning of the 20th century, forming a separate tradition from the more common sporting cane seen in France today.

"He's Geneva's greatest hometown hero," said Colin B. Bailey, the Frick's chief curator, who has organized "Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-1789): Swiss Master," running from June 13 to Sept. 17.