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Johann Michael Seligmann

Johann Michael Seligmann (1720–1762) was an artist and engraver from the Holy Roman Empire best known for his ornithological artwork in Sammlung verschiedener ausländischer und seltener Vögel (Collection of various foreign and rare birds) of 1749, which included plates based on the works of Mark Catesby and George Edwards. His other works included the Opera Botanica 1754 written Konrad Gesner. Many of the copper plates that he made bear the initials JMS.

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Johann Michael Seligmann

Anemone plant: flowering stem. Coloured engraving by J. S. Seligmann, c. 1768, after himself., [1768], by Johann Michael Seligmann

Johann Michael Seligmann · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark

Born
Johann Michael Seligmann was born on 1 January 1720. · Nuremberg.
Died
Johann Michael Seligmann died on 1 January 1762. · Nuremberg.
Nationality
Germany
Occupation
illustrator · printmaker · merchant · botanist · artist · copper engraver · art dealer · publisher
Fields
bookselling · visual arts · art commerce · scientific illustration
Languages
German

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Johann Michael Seligmann (1720–1762) was an artist and engraver from the Holy Roman Empire best known for his ornithological artwork in Sammlung verschiedener ausländischer und seltener Vögel (Collection of various foreign and rare birds) of 1749, which included plates based on the works of Mark Catesby and George Edwards. His other works included the Opera Botanica 1754 written Konrad Gesner. Many of the copper plates that he made bear the initials JMS.

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