Wiedhopf [Hoopoe]
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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 13" x 9". Sheet measures 16 1/2" x 10"
This beautiful 18th century engraving depicts a Eurasian hoopoe's nest.
Adam Ludwig Wirsing (1733-1797) was a German engraver and publisher based in Nuremberg. In very good condition. Full original margins, but repair to left margin. 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 Eurasian hoopoe's nest.
Adam Ludwig Wirsing (1733-1797) was a German engraver and publisher based in Nuremberg. In very good condition. Full original margins, but repair to left margin. 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.