Ficedvla tertia Aldrov.: Seligmann 1749-76

Title: Ficedvla tertia Aldrov. Author: Johann Michael Seligmann Date: 1749-76 Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving Condition: Very Good + Inches: 7 3/4 x 10 [Plate Mark] Centimeters: 19.69 x 25.4 [Plate Mark] Product ID: 262089 Image of male and female European pied flycatchers by Johann Michael Seligmann. Johann Michael Seligmann (1720-1762) was a German artist and engraver most famous for his work in ornithology, the study of birds. His most famous work is his 1749 publication, Sammlung verschiedener ausländischer und seltener Vögel (Collection of Various Foreign and Rare Birds). Seligmann honed his artistic skills at the Nürnberger Malerakademie, and his early works included engravings of rocks and minerals. He is also known for contributing to other natural history publications like Konrad Gesner's Opera Botanica (1754). Seligmann's unique contribution to ornithology came through his re-engravings of works by British naturalists Mark Catesby and George Edward