Antique prints with no reserve
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
The prints are in excellent condition with occasional age related marks. Please inspect the images carefully
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