Die verständige Thierwelt : eine Sammlung von Anekdoten zur Belehrung und Unterhaltung der Jugend : mit vier Kupfern
A German children's anecdote collection of 1836, published by Ziegler und Söhnen, meant to teach and entertain young readers through stories about animals. Its four copperplate engravings are rendered in sober, hatched line with light hand colouring, showing a man resting beneath trees beside a large bird, a heron among reeds, an elephant with a trunk-raised figure and palms, and a garden scene with a bird perched on a fence. A designer could borrow the dense, shaded engraving texture and the pairing of animals with small human scenes for period-styled nature panels.
