Original 1880 wood engraving titled at the foot El lince y la liebre: the cat springs on its prey in a snowy wood, with the minute drawing of the fur characteristic of Ludwig Beckmann. Signed in the block Ludw. Beckmann at the left and R. Brend'amour at the right.
Original 1880 wood engraving titled at the foot El lince y la liebre: the cat springs on its prey in a snowy wood, with the minute drawing of the fur characteristic of Ludwig Beckmann. Signed in the block Ludw. Beckmann at the left and R. Brend'amour at the right.
Ludwig Beckmann (1822-1902) was one of the finest animal illustrators of his time, and Richard Brend'amour ran in Düsseldorf the most reputed wood engraving workshop in Germany. A leaf from El Mundo Ilustrado, with letterpress text on the back.
Medium: Wood engraving.
Artist / after: Ludwig Beckmann (1822-1902).
Engraver: Richard Brend'amour (1831-1915).
Date: 1880.
Source: El Mundo Ilustrado. Biblioteca de las Familias, Espasa Hermanos, Barcelona; vol. III, page 177.
Dimensions: Image 11.1 x 7.3 in (28.2 x 18.6 cm).
Condition: A magazine leaf with text on the back. Toned paper, with scattered damp staining and tears and losses at the upper edge, outside the image.