Eissvogel [Kingfisher]
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- Nuremberg: Adam Ludwig Wirsing, 1772
Nuremberg: Adam Ludwig Wirsing, 1772. Print. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring on laid paper. Image measures 11 1/4" x 8". Sheet measures 17 1/2" x 10".
This beautiful 18th century engraving depicts a Kingfisher's nest, burrowed beneath the ground.
Adam Ludwig Wirsing (1733-1797) was a German engraver and publisher based in Nuremberg. In very good condition. Full original margins, crease lower right. Wirsing created the work after Barbara Dietzsch to appear as watercolors. Barbara Regina Dietzsch (1706 - 1783) was a Bavarian painter and engraver known for her still life paintings.
This beautiful 18th century engraving depicts a Kingfisher's nest, burrowed beneath the ground.
Adam Ludwig Wirsing (1733-1797) was a German engraver and publisher based in Nuremberg. In very good condition. Full original margins, crease lower right. Wirsing created the work after Barbara Dietzsch to appear as watercolors. Barbara Regina Dietzsch (1706 - 1783) was a Bavarian painter and engraver known for her still life paintings.