C1798

[Wasserhosen auf dem Meere]

Artist:

Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch (1747 - 1822)

Scarce, c.18th German engraving, with original hand colouring depicting waterspouts at sea. From Freidrich Bertuch, Bilderbuk fur Kinder… References: Nissen, C. Die Zoologische Buch Illustration. 1969 Hamburg: 340. Collections: Heidelberg University Library: 3198#0002 Biodiversity Heritage Library: LCCN: no2007093618 National Library Australia: … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

[Wasserhosen auf dem Meere]

Date:

C1798

Artist:

Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch (1747 - 1822)

Condition:

Small stain at top right sheet edge, otherwise in good condition.

Technique:

Copper engraving with original hand colouring.

Image Size:

151mm

x 189mm

Paper Size:

200mm

x 237mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1798

Description:

Scarce, c.18th German engraving, with original hand colouring depicting waterspouts at sea.

From Freidrich Bertuch, Bilderbuk fur Kinder…

References:
Nissen, C. Die Zoologische Buch Illustration. 1969 Hamburg: 340.

Collections:
Heidelberg University Library: 3198#0002
Biodiversity Heritage Library: LCCN: no2007093618
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 978701

Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch (1747 - 1822)

Bertuch was a successful entrepreneur and a man of the Age of Enlightenment Bertuch had been orphaned at the age of15 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 Kinderwhich was a landmark in educational publishing.

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