The limestone quarry at Solnhofen, Bavaria. Coloured etching by G.W. Knorr.
- Knorr, Georg Wolfgang, 1705-1761.
- Date:
- [1768]
- Reference:
- 2969699i
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About this work
Description
Men with wheelbarrows carry lumps of stone from the quarry to holding sheds, from which the stone is removed by a man with a horse-drawn cart. The stone was rich in fossils and was suitable for use in lithography after its invention in Bavaria around 1796
Publication/Creation
Norimb. [Nuremberg] : G.W. Knorr exc, [1768]
Physical description
1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 31.8 x 39.3 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Marmoris fossilis fodina prope Solenhofen in marchionatu Onoldino. G.W. Knorr exc. Norimb.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2969699i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores