Description: Friedrich Specht (1839-1909); "Senegal Lion"; drawing; wood engraving by Karl Gottlob Specht (1846-98); from "Our Living World; An Artistic Edition of the Rev J.G. Wood's Natural History of Animate Creation"; publ. Selmar Hess, NY; 1885. Originally published in Brehm's Tierleben, second edition, 1876-79. Sheets approx 12 1/2 x 9 1/2"; plates 8 x 6 1/4"; signed in plate "Specht" and "Karl G Specht". Very good condition. Some page toning. Specht was a prolific painter and illustrator of animal subjects, contributing to not only Brehm's monumental Tierleben, but also Karl Christoph Vogt's "Mammals in Word and Image" (1883-89), and Richard "Lydekker's Royal Natural History" (1894-96). Likely "Our Living World" was an attempt to introduce the highly praised images from the Tierleben to an American audience (Charles Darwin said they were the best he had ever seen). Another Specht brother, August, was also a natural history painter. Please visit my Ebay sites: FINE ART PRINTS - https://www.ebay.com/usr/rufus1226 BOOKS - https://www.ebay.com/usr/judefe16 https://www.ebay.com/usr/judefe-65 https://www.ebay.com/usr/j18-jule RECORDS - https://www.ebay.com/usr/juledefelice_0 STAMPS AND STUFF - https://www.ebay.com/usr/judefe-8
Price: 10 USD
Location: West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-01-01T15:57:45.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Width (Inches): 9 1/2
Production Technique: WOOD ENGRAVING
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Subject: Lion
Size: Small (up to 12in.)
Material: Woodcut & Block
Height (Inches): 12
Print Surface: Paper
Date of Creation: 1885
Artist: Friedrich Specht
Year of Production: 1885
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Style: Realism
Color: Black
Type: Print
