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Copperplate engraving by Johan Sebastian Leitner from the first edition of Johann Christian Daniel Schreber's book: "Mammals in illustrations based …
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Copperplate engraving by Johan Sebastian Leitner from the first edition of Johann Christian Daniel Schreber's book: "Mammals in illustrations based on nature with s", Erlangen 1775.
The print is hand-coloured, and was one of the illustrations for Schreber’s famous book, known as "Fantastic Beasts".
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739-1810) was a physician by training, with a strong interest in natural history and botany. In 1774, he began work on what was to be his masterpiece, a work on the mammals of the world, using Linnaeus’ taxonomic system. The book was lavishly illustrated and beautifully hand-coloured, containing 755 hand-coloured prints of the world’s mammals. Most of the artists, among them such luminaries of the time as Johan Leitner, George Edwards and De Seve, worked from s of animals made by others who had seen them, rather than from actual specimens. The resulting images were sometimes more than a little inaccurate, hence Schreber’s title - "Fantastic Beasts".
The print was framed at the beginning of the 20th century in a studio in Stuttgart (sticker on the back).
This piece has an attribution mark,
I am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity
issues arising from misattribution
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- Dimensions
- 10.24ʺW × 0.39ʺD × 13.39ʺH
- Art Subjects
- Animals
- Period
- Late 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
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