18th-Century Hand-Colored Engravings of Sea Shells, Niccolo Gualtieri

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18th-Century Hand-Colored Engravings of Sea Shells, Niccolo Gualtieri

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18th-Century Hand-colored Engravings of Sea Shells, Niccolo Gualtieri (1688-1744), A Set of Six Framed Engravings, Circa 1742 The set of six hand-colored engravings display an array of seashells by Niccolo Gualtieri. Provenance: Collection of Susan Lasker Brody Niccolò Gualtieri (1688 – 1744) was an Italian physician, naturalist, and professor at the University of Pisa. Many of the images in this edition were from his personal and renowned cabinet collection of shells. The beautiful plates were engraved by Antonio Pazzi from original drawings by Giuseppe Menabuoni. Reference: Niccolò Gualtieri From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Niccolò Gualtieri (9 July 1688 – 15 February 1744) was an Italian doctor and malacologist. He established a private natural history collection, and catalogued its contents, the best known being of the molluscs. Gualtieri was born in Florence and moved to Pisa at the age of 20. Here he studied philosophy and medicine under Giuseppe Zambeccari (1665–1728). He returned to Florence to practice medicine, while also becoming personal physician to Grand Princess Violante di Baviera. He later became physician to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. He had a wide range of interests and contributed poetry apart from participating in learned societies, founding the Societa Botanica Florentina along with other associates. He wrote a pamphlet in 1725 suggesting that perennial springs were fed by sea waters through underground channels. He received enough criticism that the Princess Violante forbade him to write on the topic. In 1731 he began to assemble a private natural history museum, the holding of which he catalogued in 1742, as Index Testarum Conchyliorum, quae adservantur in Museo Nicolai Gualtieri (translation: List of the shells of shellfish which are preserved in the museum of Niccolò Gualtieri) with copper plate engravings by Giuseppe Menabuoni and Antonio Pazzi. Gualtieri was a professor at the University of Pisa. He was amongst the first to depict the argonaut. His collections were acquired by Stefano Lorena and are now deposited at the Museo storia naturale di Pisa.

Creator:
Niccolo Gualtier (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 20.63 in (52.41 cm)Width: 15.63 in (39.71 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 6
Style:
Georgian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper
Period:
Mid-18th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1742
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Downingtown, PA
Reference Number:
Seller: NY10137-ckkr1stDibs: LU861030970362