Johann Michael Seligmann (1720–1762) was an artist and engraver from the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...

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 Mark Catesby (24 March 1683 – 23 December 1749) was an English natural history, naturalist who studied the flora and fauna of the New World. Between 1729 and 1747, Catesby published his ''Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama ...

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 (; ; 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 talents and supported him t ...

. Many of the copper plates that he made bear the initials JMS.

References

External links

jjaudubongallery.com

minrec.org
1720 births 1762 deaths 18th-century German engravers 18th-century German male artists {{Germany-artist-stub