Felis Leoena barbarica: Brodtmann 1824

Title: Felis Leoena barbarica Author: Karl Brodtmann Date: 1824 Medium: Hand-colored lithograph Condition: Excellent Inches: 12 x 8.5 [Image] Centimeters: 30.48 x 21.59 [Image] Product ID: 1245 Hand-colored lithograph of a Barbary lioness by Karl Joseph Brodtmann (1787-1862), one of the most accomplished lithographers of the early-nineteenth century. Born in the city of Überlingen near the German-Swiss border, Brodtmann worked for much of his career in Zurich and Schaffhausen, Switzerland. He produced numerous hand-colored volumes of images related to natural history which served as instructional resources for bio- and zoologists. Brodtmann's lithographs also became sought-after collectibles for the aristocracy, a fact which attests to both the great beauty as well as the scientific accuracy of his work.