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Johann Wilhelm WeinmannRed Geranium: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann1736
1736
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This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of flowering Red Geraniums which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Geranium Anemones folio Africanum noctu olens flore atro Rubente", published in 1736 as plate 536 by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) in monumental publication "Phytanthoza Iconographia".
This engraving is printed on laid chain-linked watermarked paper measuring 15.25" high and 9.75" wide. There a few tiny to small spots and a small chip in the upper left corner. The print is otherwise in very good condition.
Johann Weinmann, a botanist and pharmacist directed a famous pharmacy in Regensburg. The Phytanthoza Iconographia was his masterpiece, a huge work in eight folio volumes, which provided one of the most comprehensive botanical references of the eighteenth century. It has been described as a "pioneering work of botanical prints” and it remains today one of the most ambitious works ever undertaken, displaying over 4,000 species.
The artist for much of the work was the gifted and very collectible Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Born of a humble family in Heidelberg, Ehret was taught to draw by his father at an early age. As a young man, he worked as a gardener first for the Elector of Heidelburg and then the Margrave of Badaen-Durlac. He became a well respected botanist and entomologist and one of the most influential European botanical artists of all time.
- Creator:Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683 - 1741, German)
- Creation Year:1736
- Dimensions:Height: 15.25 in (38.74 cm)Width: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Alamo, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: # 48671stDibs: LU1173214164502
Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) was a botanist, pharmacist and academic scholar who directed a famous pharmacy in Regensburg. The "Phytanthoza Iconographia" was his masterpiece; a huge work in eight folio volumes, which provided one of the most comprehensive botanical references of the eighteenth century. It has been described as a "pioneering work of botanical prints” and it remains today one of the most ambitious works ever undertaken, displaying over 4,000 species. The artist for much of the work was the gifted and very collectible Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Born into a humble family in Heidelberg, Germany, Ehret was taught to draw by his father at an early age. As a young man, he worked as a gardener, first for the Elector of Heidelberg and then the Margrave of Badaen-Durlac. He became a well respected botanist and entomologist and one of the most influential European botanical artists of all time.
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