Lemur Catta, Lemur rufus, Lemur pusillus: Brodtmann 1824

Title: Lemur Catta, Lemur rufus, Lemur pusillus Author: Karl Brodtmann Date: 1824 Medium: Hand-colored lithograph Condition: Very Good Inches: 8.5 x 12.25 [ Image] Centimeters: 21.5 x 31 [Image] Product ID: 001216 Hand-colored lithograph of a ring-tailed lemur, brown mouse lemur, and gray mouse lemur 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.