Antique Print-GRASSHOPPER-COLOUR WINGS-PEST-NETTLE-22/23-Rosel van Rosenhof-1765

Erscheinungsdatum: 1765

Beschreibung

Antique print, titled: 'Locusta Germanica. Tab. XXII-XXIII.' - Two images on one sheet. Tab. XXII: '[…] tweeerleie Springkhaanen deze Landen, de een met groenachtige en de ander met blaauwachtige Ondervleugelen' (Two species of local [=NW-Europe] grasshoppers, one with greenish, the other with blueish underwings). Tab XXIII: 'De Schuim- of Gestworm der Wilgen en der Brandnetels' (Stinging nettle and willow pests, associated with crickets, but more probably psyllids or scale insects). From the second volume, second part (Tweede deels, IIe Stuk) of "De Natuurlyke Historie der Insecten […]". Commentary and text for this work were written by C.F.C. Kleemann. Haarlem and Amsterdam: C.H. Bohn and H. Gartman, 1765-1782. Corresponding text pages available on request. Handcoloured engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: C & I Honig Made by 'A.J. Rosel van Rosenhof' after own design. Augustus Johannes Rosel von Rosenhof (1705-59) was a German miniature painter, and naturalist and entomologist. Roesel studied painting with his father and uncle, and later with the renowned Preisler in Nuremberg. While living in Copenhagen, he became inspired by the work of Maria Sibylla Merian. He returned to Nuremberg to devote himself largely to entomological studies and illustration, aided by his wife who hand colored his drawings and his son in law, who assisted in the publishing of his superbly illustrated scientific works. Roesel also did much of the engraving for his works. Very good, given age. Some faint soiling and/or staining in the margin edges. Image faintly browned, and with some faint offsetting from the opposite text page. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. The overall size is ca. 21.5 x 27.5 cm. The image size is ca. 13 x 17.5 cm. The overall size is ca. 8.5 x 10.8 inch. The image size is ca. 5.1 x 6.9 inch. Storage location: C338-11. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 64799

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Titel: Antique Print-GRASSHOPPER-COLOUR ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1765

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