Description: Georg Wolfgang Knorr was a German paleontologist, as well as a painter, draftsman, engraver, collector and art dealer. At age 18, he became a copperplate engraver for Leonhard Blanc, working with Martin Tyroff on the illustrations for Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra (1731). Later he engraved portraits, landscapes, geological formations, and animal studies after Dürer and the Kilian family. In the second half of the 18th century, Nuremberg overtook Augsburg as the center of production for fine natural history books in Germany. There, Knorr published scientific works distinguished by their beautiful hand-colored plates. His works include two posthumous productions: Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Naturalien Cabinet (1766-67), and Les Délices Des Yeux et de L’espirit, ou Collection Generale des Differentes Espèces de Coquillages (1764-73). This fine large folio copper plate in original hand colour. [Design by Colve; Engraved by J.A. Ioninger]. 39.5 x 24.5 cm Exquisite original hand colour. "Ex Museo Soc. phy. Gedanensis" refers to the source of the fossils / minerals displayed. Minor fingering to outer edges, outside the plate mark.
Price: 125 USD
Location: Norwich
End Time: 2023-12-24T18:29:31.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Region of Origin: Germany
Type: Print
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Handmade: Yes
Production Technique: Copper Engraving
Material: Paper
Theme: Geology
Time Period Produced: 1750-1799
Features: 1st Edition, Hand Tinted
Subject: Fossils, Geology, Earth Science
Year of Production: 1764
COA Issued By: Daniel Good MA (Oxon)
