Antique 18th Century Johann Wilhelm Weinmann Folio Size Framed Hand Colored Mezzotints "Aloe Africana" - A Pair

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This pair of authentic framed folio size hand colored antique mid 18th century mezzotints depict botanicals in ornate pots, specifically … Read more This pair of authentic framed folio size hand colored antique mid 18th century mezzotints depict botanicals in ornate pots, specifically aloes. The botanicals in ornate pots, especially the aloes (asucculent plants) are among the rarest and most desirable of Weinmann's mezzotints. Printed in 1the mid 1700's on handmade paper. Printed on one side only. The Weinmann images were printed in Germany;. Both prsented in matching gilt fframes.. Great for a large, impressive grouping.

Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (Germany 1683-1741), apothecary and botanist, is noted for his creation of the florilegium Phytanthoza iconographia between 1737 and 1745, an ambitious project which resulted in eight folio volumes. These rare and beautiful prints represent one of the most outstanding and innovative achievements in botanical illustration. The engraver, J.J. Haid printed many of the illustrations utilizing a new mezzotint (a type of engraving) technique pioneered by the Englishman, Kirkall. The captivating botanicals, succulent aloes, depicted in our listing present two of the images from that series. The artist who drew the orighinals of much of the work was the gifted Georg Dionysius Ehret (Germany 1708-1770), one of the foremost botanical artists of his day. Weinmann published this outstanding series of botanical mezzotints in Germany.

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