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C1799
Saugethiere c. Quadrupedes c. (angora)
Artist:
Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch. (1747 - 1822)
A superb early engraved print of Angora goats.
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Full Title:
Saugethiere c. Quadrupedes c. (angora)
Date:
C1799
Artist:
Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch. (1747 - 1822)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
175mm
x 205mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1799
Description:
A superb early engraved print of Angora goats.
Artist:
Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch
A successful entrepreneur and a man of the C18th Enlightenment. Orphaned at 15 he lived with his uncle and pursued an education in theology and law. He eventually became a publisher and the largest employer in his home town of Weimar. This image is from the first pictorial encyclopaedia for children which was a landmark in educational publishing.
