Antique Natural HistoryOriginal plates from the naturalists' books, 1600s to 1900s
Antique Bird Print of Nightingales
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Antique Bird Print of Nightingales, view 3

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Antique Bird Print of Nightingales

£280 ($370, €330)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
Not stated
Size
15.7 × 11.2 in (40 × 28.5 cm)
Condition
Good. General age-related toning, minor wear and soiling. Passepartout included, with original text page. Please study image carefully.
Section
Birds
Reference
f_35679832

Antique bird print illustrating nightingale species. This print originates from 'Bilderbuch für Kinder, Bilderbuch zum Nutzen und Vergnügen der Jugend, enthaltend eine angenehme Sammlung von Thieren, Pflanzen, Blumen, Früchten, Mineralien, Trachten und allerhand andern unterrichtenden Gegenständen aus dem Reische der Natur, der Künste und Wissenschaften; alle nach den besten Originalen gewählte, gestochen, und mit einer kurzen wissenschaftlichen und den Verstandeskräften der Jugend angemessenen Erklärung Sprache'.

Jacob Xaver Schmuzer (1713-1775) was a German copper engraver particularly noted for his illustrating “Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte” (‘Discourse on Natural History’), the monumental multi-volume work of the Bavarian clergyman and naturalist from Augsburg, Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1822).

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