Material
Engraving
About
Clam engraving printed on laid paper with orange tones. Framed in a wood frame. Engraving has the signature on the bottom right corner.
Artist Biography
Jacob Xaver Schmuzer (1713–1775) was a German copper engraver particularly noted for his illustrating "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" ('Discourse on Natural History'), the monumental multi-volume work of the Bavarian clergyman and naturalist from Augsburg, Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm
Dimensions
H 5.5 in. x W 8.25 in. x D .5 in.
