12695 Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683–1741) – Asphodelus liliaceus flore luteo – Hand-coloured engraving (1737)
"Asphodelus liliaceus flore luteo" (Yellow Daylily or Lily-like Asphodel) illustrates a central stalk bearing a single open lily-shaped bloom with orange-red veining and an adjacent closed bud, framed by long, slender green leaves. This hand-coloured engraving is a plate from Weinmann’s monumental work Phytanthoza Iconographia, published in Regensburg between 1737 and 1745. This plate, numbered 186 in the series, is a prime example of the early use of colour-printed mezzotint, a revolutionary technique that allowed for softer gradations of tone than traditional line engraving.
Johann Wilhelm Weinmann was a German apothecary and botanist based in Regensburg. He organized a vast botanical garden and commissioned several artists, including Georg Dionysius Ehret, to illustrate thousands of plant specimens for his multi-volume opus. Phytanthoza Iconographia stands as a masterpiece of eighteenth-century botanical literature, documenting both common and exotic flora with scientific and artistic precision. Weinmann’s work remains a primary reference for the study of early modern plant classification and the evolution of botanical illustration techniques.
Artist or Maker: Johann Wilhelm Weinmann.
Dimensions: Approximately 38 cm x 25 cm.
Medium: Hand-coloured engraving.
Date: 1737.
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