impression:T93635

Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)

Things – T93635

Wisent (Ure, boeuf de la Germanie)

In Philippe Le Bas, Allemagne, vol. 1, Paris: Ambroise Firmin-Didot (printer), 1838 (Munich, BSB)

--no-address-- (1 of 1 in-Urus figures)

Details

Matrices

Chaillot (printmaker), Émile Louis Vernier (draughtsman), Wisent (Didot 1838)

Actors

Ambroise Firmin-Didot (20 December 1790 - 22 February 1876) printer : 1838
Augustin François Lemaître (1797 - 1870) contributor
Chaillot printmaker
Émile Louis Vernier (1829 - 1887) draughtsman

Places

Paris production place : 1838

Design

Chaillot (printmaker), Émile Louis Vernier (draughtsman), Wisent (Didot 1838) Part of L' univers: histoire et description de tous les peuples, de leurs religions, moeurs, coutumes et industrie. Europe (Didot) ◼

In-Urus interactions

⇤ Animals of the Hercynian Forest (Tonson) Part of Set of plates for Caesar's Commentarii in folio (Tonson 1712) ◼

Expert view

Iconography description

Wisent (Bison bonasus) (Iconclass: 25F24(WISENT))

Caption

Urus (Auerochs)

References

Web resources

digital copy (MDZ)

Credits

Created by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2026-03-16 15:06)

Edited by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2026-08-31 08:13)