Artist: Heinrich Friedrich Füger (1751 - 1818) was a German classicist portrait and historical painter, after.
Engraver: Johann Friedrich Bause (1738 - 1814) was a German copper engraver, primarily of portraits.
Title: Portrait of Johann Andreas von Segner (1704-1777), a Hungarian scientist.
Signed and Titled in plate: Füger pinx. Bause sc. Joh Andr von Segner.
Dimensions: Plate 8" x 6 1/2". Sheet 11 1/2" x 8 1/2".
Publisher: Johann Jacob Curts.
Edition: Astronomische Vorlesungen : Eine deutliche Anweisung zur gründlichen Kenntniß des Himmels.
Date: 1774.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Organic spots. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: Georg Keil. Catalog des Kupferstich Werkes von Johann Friedrich Bause mit einigen biographischen Notizen. 1849. P. 120, No. 203. "This sheet is attached as the frontispiece of this scientific work: Johann Andreas von Segner. Astronomical Lectures. Hall, 1775"
Museums and Libraries:
- ETH Library, Rar 4457.
- Philadelphia Museum of Art 1985-52-5331.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVIII C.