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ANTIQUE #SA1116145

J. W. Weinmann: A Set Of Six Framed Botanical Prints

£3,950    $4,993    €4,741
A fine set of six framed botanical prints taken from Johann Wilhelm Weinmann’s Phytanthoza iconographia, the German edition, published in Regensburg 1745. Mezzotint with engraving, hand coloured, after the original works by Ehret, Asamin and others.
 
Hepatica nobilis, signed within the plate ‘S’ for the engraver B. Seuter.
 
Lilium corona Imperialis, signed within the plate ‘H’ for the engraver J. J. Haid.
 
Solanum lignosum, signed within the plate ‘H’ for the engraver J. J. Haid.
 
Seratula tinctoria, signed within the plate ‘S’ for the engraver B. Seuter.
 
Sanamunda flore luteo, signed within the plate ‘H’ for the engraver J. J. Haid.
 
Cistus Ledon foliis laurinis, signed within the plate ‘H’ for the engraver J. J. Haid.
 
Within fine replicas of eighteenth century print frames. o.s: 11.5 inches x 16 inches.
 
Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) was an apothecary with a strong interest in botany. Coming from Regensburg, he created a botanical garden funded from the proceeds of his highly successful business. He went on to produced a comprehensive iconography of all the flowers, fruit, and vegetables in cultivation in early 18th century Europe based on his own collection. To illustrate the work he hired the brilliant young botanical artist Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770), who, in his inexperience, agreed to terms highly unfavourable to himself. Disgusted with his miserly pay, Ehret retreated from the project after completing 500 designs, and his pivotal contribution to the work is nowhere acknowledged in the publication.
 
 
Internal Reference: 5557
Antique Number: SA1116145
Dateline of this antique is 18th Century
Antique #SA1116145, shown on this page, originates from the 18th century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
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