Magdalena Fürstin
Born1652
Nuremberg, Germany
Died1717
NationalityGerman
Known forbotanical illustration

Magdalena Fürstin (1652–1717) was a German artist and hand-colourist.[1] She was from Nuremberg,[2] and was a pupil of John Fischer and Maria Sybilla Merian.[3]

Her name appears as a plate illuminator in Basilius Besler's famous codex of the plant specimens in the Garden of Eichstatt, Hortus Eystettensis: Studien zur Entstehung des Kupferstichwerks und zum Exemplar des Andrea Vendramin (or Hortus Eystettensis: Studies on the creation of the copper engraving and the copy of Andrea Vendramin)[2][4] She worked on the book for five years,[2] and the copy she worked on is currently in the Austrian National Library in Vienna.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Thunder, M. (2010-12-01). "Deserving Attention: Margaretha Helm's Designs for Embroidery in the Eighteenth Century". Journal of Design History. 23 (4): 409–427. doi:10.1093/jdh/epq031. ISSN 0952-4649.
  2. 1 2 3 "PLAETZE\ART\HORTUS_INTERNETENSIS\hortus bambergensis". kunstlinks.de. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  3. ↑ The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions and Politics. Printed, for R. Ackermann, by L. Harrison. 1812.
  4. ↑ "The Garden of Eichstatt". Issuu. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  5. ↑ Desmond, Ray (2003). Great Natural History Books and Their Creators. British Library. ISBN 978-0-7123-4774-7.
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