Antique Master Print-CHRISTIAN-GOTTLIEB-LUDWIG-BOTANIST-Haid-Haussmann-1757

Name: Antique Master Print-CHRISTIAN-GOTTLIEB-LUDWIG-BOTANIST-Haid-Haussmann-1757
SKU: PICTURA-12752
Availability: InStock

€295.00

‘CHRISTIAN GOTTLIEB LVDWIG PHIL. ET MEDIC. D. PROF. PUBL. ORD. IN ACAD. LIPS. BOTAN. ET MED. PRACT. NAT. BRIEG. 1709.’ WITH CREDIT: ‘J. J. HAID SC. ET EXC. A.V.”

– Portrait of the German physician and botanist Christian Gottlieb Ludwig shown half-length within a decorative architectural frame. He stands beside a table holding an open book, with shelves of books visible behind him, emphasizing his scholarly profession. Beneath the portrait is a heraldic shield and inscription panel identifying the sitter. Christian Gottlieb Ludwig (5 August 1709, Brieg in Silesia – 7 May 1773, Leipzig) was a German physician, botanist, and professor at the University of Leipzig. He studied medicine and natural sciences and later became professor of medicine and botany at Leipzig, where he also directed the university’s botanical garden. Ludwig was an important contributor to eighteenth-century botanical scholarship and corresponded with leading naturalists of the period. His works helped disseminate Linnaean ideas in German scientific circles, and he played a significant role in the development of botanical science in Central Europe.

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SKU: PICTURA-12752 Categories: By Famous Engravers, Portraits-Figures Tag: Portrait

Description

Medium: Mezzotint (Schabkunst), printed in black on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 23.8 x 35.8 cm (9.37 x 14.09 inch). Image size: 19.8 x 31.8 cm. (7.8 x 12.52 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, soling and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

CHRISTIAN GOTTLIEB LUDWIG, LEIPZIG BOTANIST PORTRAIT, JOHANN JAKOB HAID MEZZOTINT, ELIAS GOTTLOB HAUSSMANN PORTRAIT PAINTER, 18TH CENTURY BOTANIST PORTRAIT, UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG SCHOLAR | PCO-EXPO-PORTRAITS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Johann Jakob Haid, Neue Sammlung von Bildnissen gelehrter um die Kirche, um das gemeine Wesen und um das Reich der Wissenschaften verdienter noch lebender Manner, Augsburg, 1757.

Biography engraver: Johann Jakob Haid (1704-1767) was a German engraver, mezzotint specialist, publisher, and art dealer active in Augsburg. He was among the most important German practitioners of mezzotint in the eighteenth century. Haid produced numerous portraits of European nobility, scholars, clergy, and officials, often after paintings by contemporary artists. Through his publishing house he distributed portrait prints widely across the German states, contributing significantly to the popularity of mezzotint portraiture in Central Europe.

Biography artist: Elias Gottlob Haussmann (1695-1774) was a German portrait painter active primarily in Leipzig. He is best known for his portraits of scholars, clergy, and musicians, including the famous portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach. Haussmann worked for the Leipzig city council and university and produced numerous likenesses of prominent intellectuals of the period. Many of his paintings later served as models for engraved portrait prints by artists such as Johann Jakob Haid.