Antique Master Print-PORTRAIT-JOHANNES-GESNER-BOTANIST-Haid-Dallicker-c.1760 Johann Jakob Haid Master Prints > By Famous Engravers,Prints by Category > Portraits-Figures

'IOHANNES GESNERUS MED. D. PHYS. ET MATHES. PROF. NAT. D. 28. MART. 1709.'Portrait of Johannes Gesner, elegantly dressed, seated at a desk with a globe, microscope, books, and a potted plant. His arm rests on the table, pointing to the botanical specimen. A coat of arms is engraved below.Made by Johann Jakob Haid after R. Dallicker.Medium: Mezzotint engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 19.8 x 29.5 cm (7.8 x 11.61 inch). Image size: 19.8 x 23.5 cm. (7.8 x 9.25 inch).JOHANNES GESNER, JOHANN JAKOB HAID, R. DALLICKER, PORTRAIT, ENGRAVING, SWISS BOTANIST, GEOLOGY, NATURAL HISTORY, 18TH CENTURYBACKGROUND INFORMATIONSource: unknown, to be determined.Biography engraver: Johann Jakob Haid (1704 1767), German engraver and mezzotint specialist active in Augsburg. Known for portraits of scholars, clergy, and nobility, often after contemporary painters. One of the foremost German masters of mezzotint in the 18th century.Biography artist: R. Dallicker (active mid-18th century), painter and portraitist, known for academic portraits, several of which were engraved by Augsburg printmakers including Haid. Condition: very good, given age. Small stain at center. Paper edges irregular, uncut. Light dampstaining in margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.