CHARLESTON SC FINE ESTATES AUGUST
Lot 139:
Description
Three (3) Hand Colored Botanical Mezzotint Engravings by Johann Weinmann, circa 1737-1745. All from "Phytanthoza Iconographia". The plate numbers are 577, 702 and 708. Professionally framed and matted in matching frames. In frames each 18 1/2"x23"x1". Weight combined 15 lbs **In house shipping available on this lot** If you win this lot, please select self arranged for in house shipping when paying** Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a German pharmacist and apothecary, was author and publisher of ‘Phytanthoza Iconographia’, one of the most important botanical works of the eighteenth century. Released in eight tranches between 1737 and 1745, it contains 1025 hand-coloured engravings depicting thousands of different plants. Many of the illustrations were created by the young artist George Ehret, who utilised a new printing process involving mezzotint, which enabled greater detail and shading than had been possible with the established techniques of line engraving. Ehret went on the become the pre-eminent botanical artist of the eighteenth century.
Condition: good
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