Lot 1079

Pair of Botanical Engravings by Knorr & Curtis (Hyacinth & Fritillary)

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Pair of Botanical Engravings by Knorr & Curtis (Hyacinth & Fritillary)

Estimate: $500 - $1,500

Starting Bid: $100

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by Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
June 20, 2026 9:00 AM CDT
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115 Hampsted Lane
Franklin, TN, US 37069

Engraving of Hyacinths from Knorr

This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others.

"It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB)

Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.


Description of the work:




Engraving of Fritillary [Fritillaria Meleagris] from Curtis:


Description of the work:

This beautiful originally hand-colored engraving is from William Curtis's Flora londinensis. The work was published in London for Curtis between 1777 and 1798.

  • Dimensions: ~ 10 1/4" by 16 5/8"
    ~ 11 5/8" by 18 1/2"
  • Literature: Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet
    Flora londinensis
  • Medium: Originally Hand-colored Engraving
  • Circa: 1771
    1777-1798
  • Condition: The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.

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