Antique Print-FLOWER-CATERPILLAR-ANTLION-POLYP-Gabler-Rosel van Rosenhof-1765

Publication Date: 1765

About this Item

Antique print, untitled. Highly decorative frontispiece to the described work. It shows a butterfly, larva and caterpillar in a floral landscape. Also shows an Antlion, and one of the images from the book showing polyps. From the Third volume, First Part (Derde deels, Ie Stuk) of "De Natuurlyke Historie der Insecten […]". Commentary and text for this work were written by C.F.C. Kleemann. Haarlem and Amsterdam: C.H. Bohn and H. Gartman, 1765-1782. Corresponding text pages available on request. Handcoloured engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: C & I Honig Made by 'Mich. Rossler' after 'Nicol. Gabler'. Augustus Johannes Rosel von Rosenhof (1705-59) was a German miniature painter, and naturalist and entomologist. Roesel studied painting with his father and uncle, and later with the renowned Preisler in Nuremberg. While living in Copenhagen, he became inspired by the work of Maria Sibylla Merian. He returned to Nuremberg to devote himself largely to entomological studies and illustration, aided by his wife who hand colored his drawings and his son in law, who assisted in the publishing of his superbly illustrated scientific works. Roesel also did much of the engraving for his works. Very good, given age. Some faint soiling and/or staining in the margin edges. Image faintly browned. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. The overall size is ca. 21.5 x 27.5 cm. The image size is ca. 14.5 x 18 cm. The overall size is ca. 8.5 x 10.8 inch. The image size is ca. 5.7 x 7.1 inch. Storage location: C338-21.

Seller Inventory # 65015

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Antique Print-FLOWER-CATERPILLAR-ANTLION-POLYP-Gabler-Rosel van Rosenhof-1765
• Publication Date: 1765
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Natural History - Insects