[Picture book Grietje Dekker, 1852] A collection of hand colored engravings of various subjects: the months, ships, occupations - Engelbrecht, Martin 1684-1756; Müller, Johann Sebastian 1715-c.1790; Schmidhammer, Johann Christoph (Augsburg s.n., 1799)
Consist of several collections:- page 1-3: The months of the year. Four images on each page with scenes depicting a scene from that time of year, and a little vignet with the astrological sign in the top corner. Engravings by Johann Sebastian Muller (from Nuremberg), published by Schmidhammer, 'No. 101' at the bottom of the first page. - page 4-7: ships and people on boats. Published by Martin Engelbrecht in Augsburg with royal privilege (C.P. Maj = Cum Privilegio Majestatis), No. 367, dated 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852.- page 8-11: Four pages with rows of figures in 18th c. costumes with various occupations, related to hunting, various ones with musical instruments, ladies in gowns, men on horseback. Published by Schmidhammer in Nuremberg, Nr. 130.- page 12-15: 'Le Douze Mois / Die 12 Monath': rows of small scenes depicting the twelve months of the year, starting in december. Published by Engelbrecht in Augsburg, Nr. 357, with royal privilege (C.P. Maj.), dated 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802.
Johann Sebastian Müller was a botanist and engraver from Nuremberg. He signed his works as J.S. Müller until 1760, after that date he went by 'John Miller', as he had moved to London.
Both Johann Christoph Schmidhammer and Martin Engelbrecht were known for publishing prints. They were not necessarily the artists themselves, though in some cases they are.
All pictures in this collection depict old-fashioned scenes and costumes. The collection is from 1852 but the images all look destinctly 18th c.
Ex libris Grietje Dekker, 1852 (ms inside front cover)
Keywords: 19th Century (1801-1900); 18th Century (1701-1800); Fine art; Education