Animal Menagerie (Vulture)

Artist or Author: Salomon Kleiner

Work: Representation Des Animaux de la Menagerie de S. A. S. Monseigneur le Prince Eugene Francois de Savoye et de Piemont…

Date of Publication: 1731-1740

Style: Engraving

Paper Size: ~ 20" by 12 3/4"

Condition: The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.

Description of the work:

This detailed engraving is from Salomon Kleiner's Representation Des Animaux de la Menagerie de S. A. S. Monseigneur le Prince Eugene Francois de Savoye et de Piemont... The work was published in Augsburg between 1731 and 1740 by the Heirs of Jeremias Wolff.

The engravings feature text below in French and German. Kleiner's work is considered a masterpieces of Baroque architecture. He illustrated the Belvedere Palace and Gardens in Vienna. This was the summer home of Prince Eugene of Savoy built by the architect Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt.