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Friedrich Guimpel - Early 19th Century Engraving Rumex
Description
A delicate hand-coloured botanical print by the artist Friedrich Guimpel (1774-1839) taken from his book "Faithful Depiction and Description of Plants Used in Medicine" (1837). The artist's name is inscribed to the lower right. Accompanying text verso. Beautifully presented behind glass in a gilt frame. On laid.Condition
Signs of wear consistent with age. Discolouration and foxing to the paper. Light discolouration to the mount. Minor wear to the frame. Overall, the artwork is in good condition for its age.
Size
26 x 21cm (10.2" x 8.3")Framed Size: 36 x 30cm (14.2" x 11.8")
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Artist Biography
Friedrich Guimpel (1774–1839) was a Berlin-born engraver and botanical illustrator who spent his career as a professor at the city's Academy of Arts. He built his reputation through partnerships with leading German botanists of the era, producing detailed hand-coloured copperplate engravings for landmark natural history publications. His most celebrated collaborations included Karl Ludwig Willdenow's catalog of the Berlin Botanical Garden, Hortus Berolinensis, and a pair of illustrated surveys of native and cultivated tree species produced between 1815 and 1825. A late-career project with Johann Friedrich Klotzsch in 1838 documented medicinal plants. Guimpel occasionally worked outside botany too, notably illustrating an 1819 ophthalmology book.
| SKU | sy332 |
|---|---|
| Frame Colour | light green |
| Artist | Friedrich Guimpel |
| Date | Early 19th Century |
| Dimensions | 26.0 x 21.0cm |
| Medium | Engraving |
| Style | Realism |
| Subject | Floral & Botanical |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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