Hand coloured Stone lithograph ‘Crayon Manier” from Naturgeschichte und Abildungen der Reptilien
[Natural History and Illustrations of Reptiles]
Schaffhausen: 1833
Hand-colored lithographs
32 x 23.6 cm [c. 13 x 9 inches]
Extremely rare.
Schinz’s work on Amphibians and Reptiles combine scientific accuracy and a sophisticated aesthetic sense in terms of the arrangements of animals on each page. The plates are lithographed by Joseph Brodtmann, one of the most accomplished Swiss lithographers of the day.
