A beautiful hand colored engraving taken from the 1798 publication entitled;

"Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" by  Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm - See below

The image illustrates a series if insects surrounding what appear to be nuts and berries

Good condition in fine mat frame - the engraving appears to have been cropped slightly along the bottom. Page size 4 x 6 inches - mat size 8 x 10 inches, ideal for framing

Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm

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Portrait engraving of Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm by J. Gerstner after a painting by J. Walch

Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (16 October 1758, Augsburg - 12 December 1811, Augsburg) was a Protestant pastor and natural history writer, probably best known for his monumental "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" ("Conversations from natural history") published originally in 19 volumes with posthumous additions extending it to 25 volumes. Three volumes dealt with human physiology and anatomy. He held that humans had descended from one pair following Biblical creation and argued that this made all humans equal. He wrote against slavery and the ill-treatment of people from other lands and cultures.