Johann Michael Seligmann (1720–1762) was a German artist and engraver best known for his ornithological artwork in ''Sammlung verschiedener ausländischer und seltener Vögel'' (Collection of various foreign and rare birds) of 1749, which included plates based on the works of
Mark Catesby and
George Edwards. Seligmann received his initial training in engraving and art at the ''
Nürnberger Malerakademie'' and some of his earlier works included the depictions of various rocks and minerals. His other works included the ''Opera Botanica'' 1754 written
Konrad Gesner
Conrad Gessner (; la, Conradus Gesnerus 26 March 1516 – 13 December 1565) was a Swiss physician, naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist. Born into a poor family in Zürich, Switzerland, his father and teachers quickly realised his tal ...
. Many of the copper plates that he made bear the initials JMS.
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External links
jjaudubongallery.comminrec.org
1720 births
1762 deaths
German engravers
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