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C1795
Verm. Gegenst CLXXIII
Artist:
Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch (1747 - 1822)
Early tatooing engraving.
$A 245
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Full Title:
Verm. Gegenst CLXXIII
Date:
C1795
Artist:
Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch (1747 - 1822)
Condition:
Spotting around image, otherwise in good condition
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
158mm
x 200mm
Paper Size:
180mm
x 245mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1795
Description:
Early tatooing engraving.
Biography:
Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch (1747-1822)
A successful entrepreneur and a man of the Age of Enlightenment Bertuch had been orphaned at the age of 15 and lived with his uncle. He pursued an education in theology and law eventually became a publisher and the largest employer in his home town of Weimar. This image is from the first pictorial encyclopedia for children Bilderbuch fur Kinder which was a landmark in educational publishing.
