Lot 7143: FJ Bertuch & JX Schmuzer - 3 bird of prey engravings 1792
Schmuzer
These original hand-coloured engravings are by JX Schmuzer for FJ Bertuch’s Bilderbuch fur Kinder, published in Weimar 1792-1810.
The birds illustrated in these engravings are eagles, vultures and falcons.
Jakob Xaver Schmuzer was a German copper engraver particularly noted for his illustrating ‘Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte’, the monumental multi-volume work of the Bavarian clergyman and naturalist from Augsburg, Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1822).
Size: approx. 9in x 7in (22.5cm x 18cm)
Condition: The prints are in excellent condition with occasional age related marks. Please inspect the images carefully
Condition report:
The prints are in excellent condition with occasional age related marks. Please inspect the images carefully
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