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Johann Baptist Zwecker (1814–1876) was a German illustrator of books and magazines.
* Hans Christian Andersen, Anne S. Bushby, ''The Ice-Maidens'', 1863.
* Samuel White Baker, Godefroy Durand, ''Ismailïa. A narrative of the expedition to Central Africa for the suppression of the slave trade'', 1874.
* William Charles Baldwin, James Wolf, ''African Hunting from Natal to the Zambesi including Lake Ngami, the Kalahari Desert, etc from 1852 to 1860'', 1863
* Robert Michael Ballantyne, ''The Wild Man of the West'', 1863.
* Lucy D. Sale Barker, ''Some of my Feathered and Four-footed Friends'', 1883.
* Alfred Walter Bayes, ''Our Favourite Nursery Rhymes'', 1868.
* Grantley F. Berkeley, ''The English Sportsman in the Western Prairies'', 1861.
* Anne Bowman, ''The Young Nile-Voyagers'', 1868.
* Alfred Wilks Drayson, ''Among the Zulus, the Adventures of Hans Sterk'', 1879.
* J. W. Elliott,
Nursery Rhymes And Nursery Songs
', 1870. * Thomas Frost, ''Saved From the Wreck'', 1874. *
The Geographical Distribution of Animals
', 1876. *
Coloured plates by Zwecker
British Museum: Etching
Works by Johann Baptist Zwecker on Flickr
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Online Books by Johann Baptist Zwecker
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zwecker, Johann Baptist 1814 births 1876 deaths German draughtsmen German illustrators German children's book illustrators Natural history illustrators 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists
Johann Baptist Zwecker (1814–1876) was a German illustrator of books and magazines.
Life and work
Zwecker studied art inDüsseldorf
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second- ...
and Frankfurt
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on it ...
, Germany. Around 1860 he set up a studio in London with Joseph Wolf
Joseph Wolf (22 January 1820 – 20 April 1899) was a German artist who specialized in natural history illustration. He moved to the British Museum in 1848 and became the preferred illustrator for explorers and naturalists including David Livi ...
.
He illustrated children's books including Hans Christian Andersen's '' The Ice-Maiden'' (Richard Bentley, 1863), as well as tales of adventure such as ''African Hunting and Adventure...'' by William Charles Baldwin. He also worked for magazines. He is however best known for his artwork for natural history books including Alfred Russel Wallace's ''The Geographical Distribution of Animals''. His greatest work was to illustrate John George Wood
John George Wood, or Rev J. G. Wood, (21 July 1827 – 3 March 1889), was an English writer who popularised natural history with his writings.
Life and work
Early life and ordination
John George Wood was born in London, son of the surgeon J ...
's ''Popular Natural History'' (Routledge, 1871) in three volumes.
Among his works are ''The Hartebeest'', 1862; ''Arrival at the Depôt at Cooper's Creek'', 1862; ''Ostrich Hunting'', 1862; and ''A Race for Life in a Jungle'', 1862. He produced the first surviving image of the Icelandic '' Fjallkonan'' ('lady of the mountains').
Works illustrated by Zwecker
* Hans Christian Andersen, Anne S. Bushby, ''The Ice-Maidens'', 1863.
* Samuel White Baker, Godefroy Durand, ''Ismailïa. A narrative of the expedition to Central Africa for the suppression of the slave trade'', 1874.
* William Charles Baldwin, James Wolf, ''African Hunting from Natal to the Zambesi including Lake Ngami, the Kalahari Desert, etc from 1852 to 1860'', 1863
* Robert Michael Ballantyne, ''The Wild Man of the West'', 1863.
* Lucy D. Sale Barker, ''Some of my Feathered and Four-footed Friends'', 1883.
* Alfred Walter Bayes, ''Our Favourite Nursery Rhymes'', 1868.
* Grantley F. Berkeley, ''The English Sportsman in the Western Prairies'', 1861.
* Anne Bowman, ''The Young Nile-Voyagers'', 1868.
* Alfred Wilks Drayson, ''Among the Zulus, the Adventures of Hans Sterk'', 1879.
* J. W. Elliott, Nursery Rhymes And Nursery Songs
', 1870. * Thomas Frost, ''Saved From the Wreck'', 1874. *
George Alfred Henty
George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902) was an English novelist and war correspondent. He is most well-known for his works of adventure fiction and historical fiction, including ''The Dragon & The Raven'' (1886), ''For The ...
, ''Out on the Pampas, or The Young Settlers'', 1870.This was the first children's book written by G. A. Henty
George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902) was an English novelist and war correspondent. He is most well-known for his works of adventure fiction and historical fiction, including ''The Dragon & The Raven'' (1886), ''For The ...
. The four main characters are named after his own children. It was published in 1870, even though the title page says 1871, a common marketing tactic for children's books at the time.
* Edward Howe, ''The Boys in the Bush'', 1869.
* Mary Howitt, ''A Treasury of Tales for Young People'', 1860.
* Alfred Russel Wallace, The Geographical Distribution of Animals
', 1876. *
John George Wood
John George Wood, or Rev J. G. Wood, (21 July 1827 – 3 March 1889), was an English writer who popularised natural history with his writings.
Life and work
Early life and ordination
John George Wood was born in London, son of the surgeon J ...
, Joseph Wolf
Joseph Wolf (22 January 1820 – 20 April 1899) was a German artist who specialized in natural history illustration. He moved to the British Museum in 1848 and became the preferred illustrator for explorers and naturalists including David Livi ...
, ''Natural History Picture Book for Children'', 1861.
* John George Wood
John George Wood, or Rev J. G. Wood, (21 July 1827 – 3 March 1889), was an English writer who popularised natural history with his writings.
Life and work
Early life and ordination
John George Wood was born in London, son of the surgeon J ...
, George French Angas
George French Angas (25 April 1822 – 4 October 1886), also known as G.F.A., was an English explorer, naturalist, painter and poet who emigrated to Australia. His paintings are held in a number of important Australian public art collections. ...
, Joseph Wolf, ''The Natural History of Man'', 1868.
* John George Wood
John George Wood, or Rev J. G. Wood, (21 July 1827 – 3 March 1889), was an English writer who popularised natural history with his writings.
Life and work
Early life and ordination
John George Wood was born in London, son of the surgeon J ...
, Edward Alfred Smith, ''Insects Abroad'', 1874.
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References
External links
Coloured plates by Zwecker
British Museum: Etching
Works by Johann Baptist Zwecker on Flickr
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Online Books by Johann Baptist Zwecker
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zwecker, Johann Baptist 1814 births 1876 deaths German draughtsmen German illustrators German children's book illustrators Natural history illustrators 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists