Johann Weinmann/Georg Dionysus Ehret. 9″ 3/8 x 15″ 1/4 (24 x 39 cm). Beautiful original hand coloring. Biography of the Artist. Georg Dionysius Ehret 1708. Born in Heidelberg (Germany) in 1708, Ehret was. A gardener by profession and practised drawer of botanical specimens from an early age. This was the beginning of his carrier and the ” Pytanthoza Iconographia” earned him the reputation as the finest botanical artist of is era. After travelling throughout Europe, including a stay in Holland – where he worked for Linneaus – Ehret settled in England in 1736, remaining there until his death in 1770. Resident in London, established himself as a successful teacher of botanical drawings: he became well-known as a master of flower painting: now firmly established as a botanical artist of distinction, Ehret spent his winters teaching ladies of the nobility, and his summers painting, often travelling to record the first flowering of a new or exotic plant… He fulfilled many commissions for wealthy patrons, such as… Sir Richard Mead, royal physician… Taylor White, lawyer and treasurer of the Foundling Hospital. Ehret was one of the greatest botanical artists of his or any age. His exquisitely rendered studies certainly equal those of, for example, Pierre-Joseph Redoute. Johann Wilhelm Weinmann 13 March 1683. Born in Gardelegen (DE) in 1683, Weinmann was. A apothecary and botanist by profession. In 1710 he settled in Regensburg and bought a pharmacy. He continued successfully managing it up to death. Weinmann focused his studies mainly on plants and his work earned him great scientific acclaim among botanists. He was a deep collector of botanical specimens. In 1736 – based on the specimens of his own remarkable collection, that contained over 9000 plants – Weinmann began to publish the. A sumptuous work – that. Was financed by him – that can be considered one of the most important botanical artwork of 18. Description of the w. We are pleased to offer a selection of prints from the rare first edition of. Published in Resensburg between. This First edition is based on Weinmann’s collection of plants and was financed by him, despite the claim on the Latin title that it was produced at the expense of the artists and engravers. Weinmann, an influential pharmacist and botanist, employed Ehret, while still in his twenties, to make the drawings in Regensberg. Originally issued in parts, a vast number of species were displayed (over 4000 plants and flowers depicted on 1025 plates): a massive Pioneering work of botanical prints engraved to be inked in color. A fine examples of Ehret’s botanical art”, “. His greatest merit is that he succeded as few other botanical artists have succeded. In being at once both botanist and artist (Blunt). Was the first work to make successful use of the colour-printed mezzotint process retouched in transparent or opaque watercolor, representing a technical and artistic advance over its precursors. The prints were engraved by some of the most important engravers of their time: B. Each print is folio in size, measuring approximately 1. Cm, with ample margins. Nissen 2126; Dunthorne 327; cf. 494; Pritzel 10140; Sitwell. Great Flower Books p. 151, 166; Stafleu/Cowan Tl2 17.050. Items can be combined to save on posta. Professional packaging using only new materials. All the details to complete the check-out. The free listing tool. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “prantique-it” and is located in this country: IT. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Style: Natural History
- Subject: Botanical
- Edition Type: Limited Edition
- Signed: Signed
- Date of Creation: Pre-1800
- Print Type: Copper Plate
- Original/Reproduction: Original Print
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Edition Size: Folio
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30\
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Handmade: Yes
- Material: Paper
- Type: Print