C1799

Punica granatum. [Pomegranate]

Artist:

Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch. (1747 - 1822)

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S/N: BFKI-2254-FRU–228979
(C083)
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Full Title:

Punica granatum. [Pomegranate]

Date:

C1799

Artist:

Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch. (1747 - 1822)

Condition:

Three minor spots, otherwise in good condition.

Technique:

Copper engraving with original hand colouring.

Image Size: 

175mm 
x 205mm
AUTHENTICITY
Punica granatum. [Pomegranate] - Antique Print from 1799

Genuine antique
dated:

1799

Description:

A superb early engraved print of pomegranates.

Biography:

Friedrich Johann Justin
Bertuch (1747-1822)

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.

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