Matthäus Merian the Elder, Birth and Christening of Frederick, Duke of Württemberg, Stuttgart, March 17, 1616

Matthäus Merian the Elder

1593–1650

Matthäus Merian der Ältere was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt, Germany for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house. He was a member of the… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Matthäus Merian the Elder, Topographia Provinciarum Austriacarum. Austriae, Styriae, Carinthiae, Carniolae, Tyrolis etc. Das ist Beschreibung und Abbildung der fürnembsten Stätt und Plätz in den Osterreichischen Landen. Under und Ober Osterreich, Steyer, Cärndten, Crain und Tyrol, Frankfurt am Main, Matthäus Merian, c. 1700Topographia Provinciarum Austriacarum. Austriae, Styriae, Carinthiae, Carniolae, Tyrolis etc. Das ist Beschreibung und Abbildung der fürnembsten Stätt und Plätz in den Osterreichischen Landen. Under und Ober Osterreich, Steyer, Cärndten, Crain und Tyrol, Frankfurt am Main, Matthäus Merian, c. 1700im Kinsky · €2,816≈ $3,232≈ £2,481Sign up to see
  2. Matthäus Merian the Elder, Topographia Provinciarum Austriacarum Austriae, Styriae, Carinthiae, Carniolae, Tyrolis etc.Topographia Provinciarum Austriacarum Austriae, Styriae, Carinthiae, Carniolae, Tyrolis etc.im Kinsky · €2,600≈ $2,943≈ £2,196Sign up to see
  3. Matthäus Merian the Elder, Topographia Palatinatus Rheni et Vicinarum Regionum. Das ist Beschreibung und eigentliche Abbildung der vornemsten Statte & Plätz der Untern Pfalz am Rhein und benachbarten Landschafften, als der Bistümer Wormbs und Speyer der Bergstraß des Wessterreichs, Hundrücks, Zweybrüggen etc. Sampt einer Zugabe ettlicher des H. Röm. Reichs zu dem Oberreinischen Cräyß gezogenen Ständen, als Bisatnz, Metz, Lüll, Verdun, Lothringen, Savoyen etc., Matthäus Merian, (1660)Topographia Palatinatus Rheni et Vicinarum Regionum. Das ist Beschreibung und eigentliche Abbildung der vornemsten Statte & Plätz der Untern Pfalz am Rhein und benachbarten Landschafften, als der Bistümer Wormbs und Speyer der Bergstraß des Wessterreichs, Hundrücks, Zweybrüggen etc. Sampt einer Zugabe ettlicher des H. Röm. Reichs zu dem Oberreinischen Cräyß gezogenen Ständen, als Bisatnz, Metz, Lüll, Verdun, Lothringen, Savoyen etc., Matthäus Merian, (1660)im Kinsky · €1,536≈ $1,763≈ £1,353Sign up to see

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Matthäus Merian der Ältere was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt, Germany for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house. He was a member of the patrician Basel Merian family.

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Born 1593Died 1650Wikidata Q57968 ↗ULAN 500010137 ↗Museum works 20

Also known as Matthaus I Merian, Matthäus Merian, Matthew Merian, Matthias Merian, Vom alten Merian

Works in museum collections

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Matthäus Merian the Elder, Birth and Christening of Frederick, Duke of Württemberg, Stuttgart, March 17, 1616
Birth and Christening of Frederick, Duke of Württemberg, Stuttgart, March 17, 161617th century · Etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1934 — Open Access…
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Three Haloed Female Figures
Three Haloed Female Figuresca. 1610–50 · Etching and engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011 — Open Access…
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Balthasar, after figure in "The Adoration of the Magi" by Jacques Bellange
Balthasar, after figure in "The Adoration of the Magi" by Jacques Bellangeca. 1610–50 · Etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011 — Open Access…
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Plate 1: Emperor Julius Caesar on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"
Plate 1: Emperor Julius Caesar on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"1610–50 · Etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Plate 4: Emperor Gaius on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"
Plate 4: Emperor Gaius on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"1610–50 · Etching and engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Plate 6: Emperor Nero on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"
Plate 6: Emperor Nero on Horseback, from "The First Twelve Roman Caesars"1610–50 · Etching and engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Dr. Robert Fludd, Physician and Rosicrucian
Dr. Robert Fludd, Physician and Rosicrucianpublished 1631 · engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
Matthäus Merian the Elder, John Donne
John Donneengraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Krönung von Eleonora von Gonzaga, Gemahlin Kaiser Ferdinands III., zur Römisch-Deutschen Kaiserin ; Ansicht von Regensburg (Coronation of Eleonora von Gonzaga, wife of Emperor Ferdinand II, as Empress, with a View of Regensburg)
Krönung von Eleonora von Gonzaga, Gemahlin Kaiser Ferdinands III., zur Römisch-Deutschen Kaiserin ; Ansicht von Regensburg (Coronation of Eleonora von Gonzaga, wife of Emperor Ferdinand II, as Empress, with a View of Regensburg)1663 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Vincent Buonanno — Open Access (…
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Tuinierster
Tuinierster1613 - 1617
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Blinde draailierspeler
Blinde draailierspeler1606 - 1650
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Drie heilige vrouwen
Drie heilige vrouwen1603 - 1650
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Topographia Germaniae
Topographia Germaniae1700
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Merian map of Paris
Merian map of Paris1615
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Topographia Alsatiae
Topographia Alsatiae
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594-1632)
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594-1632)1631
Skokloster Castle ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Skokloster Castle
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Sack of Magdeburg (painting)
Sack of Magdeburg (painting)1659
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Le plan de la ville, cité, université, fauxbourgs de Paris, avec la description de son antiquité
Le plan de la ville, cité, université, fauxbourgs de Paris, avec la description de son antiquité
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Bear hunt
Bear hunt1608
Musea Brugge ↗
CC0 · Matthäus Merian, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Musea Brugge
Matthäus Merian the Elder, Map of Africa
Map of Africa1640
Musea Brugge ↗
CC0 · Matthäus Merian, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Musea Brugge

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