"AMYGDALUS SATIVA, FRUCTU MAJORE" [Almond]

Knorr, Wolfgang Georg

Verlag: Felsseker, Nuremberg, Germany, 1780

Beschreibung

Original hand-colored copper engraving on laid paper by Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761). Crown folio: 16 5/8 inches by 10 1/2 inches. Plate number M1 from the second edition of Thesaurus Rei Herbariae Hortensisque Universalis published in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1780. Titling beneath the image is in both Latin and German. Trained as an engraver beginning at age 18, Knorr was influenced by the work of Albrecht Dürer and by his own work with Martin Tyroff, which piqued his interest in natural history. His first independent scientific engravings were the 301 plates he engraved for the 2 volumes of Thesaurus Rei Herbariae Hortensisque Universalis, first published in 1750. The engravings illustrated the text by P.F. Gmelin and G.R. Böhmer. Knorr died in 1761, and his heirs reissued the engravings in 1780 and again in 1788. The print portrays the almond plant scientifically and artistically from flower to seed. It is a superb impression with the original beautiful and subtle hand-coloring. The paper is bright and subtle with the tiniest chip at one corner and just a few small spots of foxing--all outside the platemark. Size: Crown Folio. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers W1867

Bibliografische Details

Titel: "AMYGDALUS SATIVA, FRUCTU MAJORE" [Almond]

Verlag: Felsseker, Nuremberg, Germany

Erscheinungsdatum: 1780

Einband: Paper

Illustrator: Georg Wolfgang Knorr

Zustand: Collectible-Very Good+

Auflage: Second Edition.

Art des Buches: Fine Art Print