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Matthäus Merian — Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 13, the Father and the Son | Alchemical Engraving PrintMatthäus Merian — Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 13, the Father and the Son

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Matthäus Merian Prints

About Matthäus Merian

Matthäus Merian the Elder was a Swiss-born engraver, etcher and publisher, born in Basel in 1593, who died in Bad Schwalbach, Germany, in 1650. He learned etching from the engraver Dietrich Meyer and went on to work in Nancy, Paris, Stuttgart and the Low Countries. In 1617 he married Maria Magdalena de Bry, daughter of the engraver and publisher Johann Theodor de Bry, and after de Bry's death in 1623 he took over the family publishing house in Frankfurt.

Merian became the leading German book illustrator of the 17th century. His Topographia Germaniae, with text by Martin Zeiller, appeared from 1642 and holds more than 2,000 views of towns. He also published the Icones Biblicae (1625–27), a picture Bible, began the Theatrum Europaeum, an illustrated history of European events, and made the alchemical emblems for Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens (1617–18). His sons Matthäus the Younger and Caspar carried on the business, and his daughter Maria Sibylla Merian became a celebrated naturalist and artist.

Matthäus Merian prints: reproductions of the alchemical engravings associated with Matthäus Merian for Lambsprinck's De Lapide Philosophico (On the Philosopher's Stone), as printed in the Musaeum Hermeticum of 1678. The collection includes Figure 1, the Two Fishes in the Sea, Figure 2, the Knight and the Dragon, Figure 6, the Dragon Biting Its Tail, Figure 10, the Salamander in the Fire, and the Musaeum Hermeticum title page.

This selection presents the Lambsprinck emblems, each a small landscape with paired creatures or figures that stand for a stage in the making of the philosopher's stone: a lion and lioness, a stag and unicorn, a wolf and dog, birds in combat, a king enthroned. Each picture sits inside a round frame within a decorated border, so the plates hang well together as a matching set.

The black-and-white engravings suit studies, libraries, hallways and stairways, especially hung in a grid or row. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.

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Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 13, the Father and the Son by Matthäus Merian — An old king opens his mouth wide as a crowned youth embraces him
Matthäus Merian — Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 13, the Father and the Son | Alchemical Engraving Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 5, the Wolf and the Dog by Matthäus Merian — A wolf and a dog rear up and grapple jaw to jaw by a river
Matthäus Merian — Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 5, the Wolf and the Dog | Alchemical Engraving Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 1, the Two Fishes in the Sea by Matthäus Merian — Two great fish swim the surface of a harbour as a sailboat passes
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Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 12, the Mountain of India by Matthäus Merian — A winged guide and a young man survey the land from a high peak
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Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 9, the King Enthroned by Matthäus Merian — A crowned king sits with orb and sceptre above a riverside town
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Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 4, the Lion and the Lioness by Matthäus Merian — Two lions meet on a forest path beneath arching trees
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Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 3, the Stag and the Unicorn by Matthäus Merian — A stag and a unicorn face each other in a forest glade
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Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 7, the Birds in the Tree and the Snail by Matthäus Merian — Two birds call from an oak while a snail crawls among
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Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 11, the Three Figures Hand in Hand by Matthäus Merian — A crowned youth walks hand in hand with an old king and a
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Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 8, the Two Birds in Combat by Matthäus Merian — Two great birds lock beaks in a struggle beneath spreading trees
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Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 2, the Knight and the Dragon by Matthäus Merian — A plumed knight raises his sword against a coiled winged dragon
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Musaeum Hermeticum: Engraved Title Page by Matthäus Merian — A title page ringed by gods, a phoenix and alchemical figures
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Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 10, the Salamander in the Fire by Matthäus Merian — A man spears a star-spotted salamander in a blazing fire
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Lambsprinck, De Lapide Philosophico: Figure 6, the Dragon Biting Its Tail by Matthäus Merian — A winged dragon coils to bite its own tail in a forest clearing
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