Lebschée, Carl Albert (Schmiegel bei Posen 1800... Lot n° 56136

Lebschée, Carl Albert (Schmiegel near Posen 1800 - 1877 Munich)Sixteen com. etirte sheets by Lebschée, complete set of sixteen etchings on nine sheets and title page, seven sheets with two etchings each and three sheets with one etching each, partly signed or monogrammed in the plate, partly also inscribed, plates to 6.1 x 15.8 cm, title etching with full name and publisher's inscription "J.M. Hermann'sche Kunsthandlung in München", sheets each 28,7 x 19,3 cm, published by Johann Michael Hermann Munich 1827, throughout slightly foxed, otherwise good condition 1637 Very rare complete set of all 16 etchings and the title page on uniformly large sheets, the City Archives of Munich owns of this set only the title page (signature DE-1992-HV-BS-B-20-57) Johann Michael Hermann (Vienna 1793 - 1855 Munich) was especially known as a gifted paper restorer, his technique of depositing resp. His technique of backing or setting on paper was of such high quality that in the 19th century the term "hermannizing" even came into use for this special technique. In 1821 he opened an art publishing house with an art shop in Munich, which quickly became one of the most respected salons in the city.