Description
Original antique print showing a portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz[b] (1646-1716) was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist and diplomat (source wikipedia).
Made by Johann Friedrich Bause after A. Scheits.
Medium: Engraving on hand laid paper.
Sheet size: 22 x 29 cm (8.66 x 11.42 inch). Image size: 17.5 x 25 cm. (6.89 x 9.84 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
GOTTFRIED WILHELM VON LEIBNITZ-PORTRAIT | RB-A8-05
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Bause in Leipzig, 1775.
Biography engraver: Johann Friedrich Bause (1738-1814) was was a German engraver. He was born in Halle, Saxony, and believed to be self-taught as an engraver. He died in Weimar.



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