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Pair Framed Botanic Engravings by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Creator: Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Offered by: Susan Silver Antiques

Description
Pair of hand-colored botanical engravings of chrysanthemums and sunflowers by Johann Wilhelm Weinman (1683-1741), from Phytanthoza Iconographia 1737, in gilded frames with double linen mounts. Titles are in Latin and German.

Johann Weinmann was an apothecary, pharmacist and botanist in Regensburg, Germany. His composition and style of the botanical studies are scientific and beautifully decorative. He used mezzotint to achieve subtle tonal variations of leaves and flower petals.

Germany 1737

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Notes:	Phytanthoza Iconographia 1737
Origin:	Germany
Period:	18th Century
Materials:	Paper
Condition:	Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
Creation Date:	1737
Styles / Movements:	Other , Color
Dealer Reference #:	8013
Incollect Reference #:	511550

Dimensions

W.	18 in;	H.	22.5 in;	D.	1.25 in;
W.	45.72 cm;	H.	57.15 cm;	D.	3.18 cm;

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