1737 JOHANN WEINMANN PHYTANTHOZA BOTANICAL MEZZOTINT ORANGE, YELLOW HIERACIUM

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Our Best To You For The Holidays & A Happy New Year To All Our Terrific EBay Customers Phytanthoza Iconographia Johann Weinmann Hieracium latifolium pilosum coccine Recently, we were fortunate enough to secure a breaker copy of Johann Weinmann�s Phytanthoza Iconographia, 1737-1745. These are rare and beautiful prints represent one of the most outstanding and innovative achievements in botanical illustration. The engraver, J.J. Haid printed many of the illustrations utilizing a new mezzotint technique pioneered by the Englishman, Kirkall, to produce 1,025 hand colored engravings.Johann Weinmann directed a famous pharmacy in Regensburg. The Phytanthoza Iconographia was his masterpiece, a huge work in eight folio volumes which provided one of the most comprehensive botanical references of the eighteenth century. Great Flower Books describes it as a "pioneering work of botanical prints� and it remains today one of the most ambitious works ever undertaken, displaying over 4,000 species. Particularly magnificent are the tulips, iris, exotic palms and pineapples, cactus, fruit & vegetables.The artist for the much of the work was the gifted Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Born of a humble family in Heidelberg, Ehret was taught to draw by his father at an early age. As a young man, he worked as a gardener first for the Elector of Heidelburg and then the Margrave of Badaen-Durlach.The Margrave had an elaborate botanical garden, particularly renowned for its 5,000 varieties of tulips and 800 varieties of hyacinths. Here Ehret painted these splendid flowers in his leisure time. The favoritism he was shown because of his artistic talents resulted in serious discord amongst the staff & he finally resigned his position, much to the regret of the Margrave.While working as an oarsman on the Danube, he met Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, who hired him to draw for Phytanthoza Iconographia. During the first year he produced 500 drawings for which Weinmann paid him only a fraction of the small sum agreed on, claiming Ehret should have produced 1,000 drawings during this time.Ehret left, becoming one of the foremost botanical artists of his day, collaborating with the wealthy physician & botanist, Jakob Trew, Linnaeus, Philip Miller and many others.References include The Art of Botanical Illustration, 1994Each print measures approximately 9 1/2 inches wide by 15 � inches long on a thick, high quality chain-lined, hand-made paper, watermarked & light creamy in color. The colours are very fresh and vibrant, with full margins. We have tolerated a little more variation in condition than usual, as these prints are so rare at an affordable price, and on a few there is a little foxing or a light marginal corner toning, as it often found in the margins of the Weinmann. These are an exciting opportunity for the collector of rare prints as it is unusual for a large grouping to be offered so reasonably and with such fresh, vibrant colour. Please note all our prints are ORIGINAL antique prints with documented provenance. We do NOT sell reproductions of any type. of my eBay auctions For more about Panteek visit our eBay ME page Washington state residents pay Washington state sales tax based on location. Shipping & Handling: We are happy to combine print lots for $8.95 domestic or $25.00 international for each shipment. Lower value domestic packages (under $100) will now ship first class at a reduced rate. International Buyers - Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. Regulations require us to state full value of the item purchased on customs forms. We do not ship to Spain or Italy. Return Policy: You ... read more

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