Iconographic by Heck -1851- "ANCIENT WEAPONS" - Antique Print

 ANTIQUE, GREEK MYTHOLOGY PRINT

First published in 1849, Heck's encyclopedia was based on Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus's Bilderatlas, one of the finest encyclopedias of its day. Educated people in the 19th Century aspired to the ideal of the "Renaissance man," a well-educated person acquainted with all areas of culture, history and science. Heck conceived his encyclopedia in that spirit, compiling detailed engravings on every aspect of human inquiry.

This work contained steel engraved plates with great detail. Winkler was an architectural painter and steel engraver. He worked in Karlsruhe Germany in 1824.

Johann Georg Heck (a.k.a. G. Heck, J. G. Heck) was a 19th century German author of reference books (i.e., encyclopediae). His works depict many engravings and illustrations on a wide range of subjects; such as architecture, daily life, fine arts, geography, history, mathematics, mythology, natural sciences and technology. Heck is especially known for his Iconographic Encyclopaedia of Science, Literature and Art (English translation, 1851); the copyright-free illustrations in this book are widely used in photocopied artwork.

This steel engraving print (the size of the picture) is about  10" x 8 " on a page that is about 11 1/2" x 9 1/2" It is in  very good condtion with age toning and minor foxingand executed in the pure line style. It is suitable for framing and would be an excellant gift.

These antique prints depict  mythology scenes. 

The print that is being sold is of  "ANCIENT WEAPONS"