Trew,Christoph Jakob. — Hyacinthus XI. Comte de Schwerin. [Plate 88.]

Nuremberg, 1771. Copper-engraving and etching with original handcolouring (watercolours and gouache) on laid paper. Size: 22,0 x 32,0 cm (exc. marg.); 54,1 x 38,0 (inc. marg.). Condition: Impression and colours still very vibrant, broad margins.* Highly decorative original print depicting a with coloured hyacinth. This print was published in Hortus Nittidissimus, one of the finest and decorative florilegia of the eighteenth century. The work was started by Johann michael Seligmann (1720-1762) and the engravings were based on the collection of flower drawings owned by the botanist and bibliophile Christoph Trew (1695-1769). Georg Ehret (1708-1770) produced the designs for 40 of the eventual total of 188 plates. The remainder were drawn up by a team of local artists, including J.C. Keller, Professor of Drawing at Erlangen University, the court painter Nikolaus Eisenberger, and A.L. Wirsing. # cf. Brunet V, 943; cf. Dunthorne 310; cf. Great Flower Books (1990) p. 144; cf. Harvard Arnold, p. 700; cf. Johnston Cleveland 493; cf. Nissen BBI 1995; cf. Pritzel 9500.