423 - J. PENZEL (*1754) after SCHELLENBERG (*1740), Academy of Fine Arts, Plate XLV, 1784, etching

J. PENZEL (*1754) after SCHELLENBERG (*1740), Academy of Fine Arts, Plate XLV, 1784, etching Johann Georg Penzel (1754 Hersbruck – 1809 Leipzig) after Johann Rudolf Schellenberg (1740 Basel – 1806 Töß near Winterthur): Picture Academy for Youth, TabXLV, 1784, etching Technique: Etching on paper Inscription: Signed in the lower part of the printing plate: “Schellenberg del. / Penzel sc.” Date: 1784 Description: From the plate volume of the multi-volume work “Bilder-Akademie für die Jugend” (Picture Academy for Youth), to which Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, Gottfried Chodowiecki, Johann Ulrich Schellenberg, and other illustrators contributed. The page is divided into several small panels featuring miniatures on various themes, such as allegories, ancient fables, historical events, and scenes from mythology and literature, as well as encyclopedic illustrations intended for the education of young people. Source: Johann Sigmund Stoy (1745 Nuremberg–1808 Nuremberg) *Bilder-Akademie für die Jugend*, 1784, No. 45 | Book, Mythology, Genre, Science, Politics Keywords: Allegory, Mythology, Fable, Craft, Astronomy, Science, Animals, Fairy Tales, Illustrations, Religion, Alchemy, Chemistry, Medicine, Solon and Cleisthenes, Attic Democracy, Reforms, Pan, Apollo, Numismatics, Geology, Fossils, 18th century, Classicism, Mythology, Germany, Size: Paper: 23.0 cm x 31.7 cm (9.1 x 12.5 in), Plate: 21.9 cm x 28.3 cm (8.6 x 11.1 in) Condition: In fairly good condition. Slightly foxed on all sides and slightly soiled along the margins. Dark spot on the upper right margin. Short marginal tear at the lower left. In the image, a whitish spot in the center right.