Johann Arckenhausen

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Colored lithograph of Talauma mutabilis var.Acuminata from Carl Ludwig Blume: Flora Javae 19-20: plate XI (1829)

Johann Christian Peter Arckenhausen (born September 3, 1784 in Goslar ; † April 28, 1855 there ) was a German drawing teacher, draftsman and illustrator of botanical and zoological works.

Life

Johann Arckenhausen was born in Goslar in 1784 as the son of a master shoemaker. He probably received training as a writer and draftsman in order to earn his living as a drawing teacher in Goslar and as a specialist book illustrator. He was a founding member of the Goslar Natural Science Association , which was founded on October 23, 1852 and which took over a large part of his scientific and artistic legacy. Arckenhausen created a herbarium as well as a collection of insects and butterflies as the basis for his illustrations .

Arckenhausen created the color images (panels 43b – 139) for the work written by Friedrich L. Krebs Complete description and illustration of all types of wood that grow wild in central and northern Germany , which was published in two volumes in 1826/1832 by the Braunschweig Vieweg Verlag . To do this, he lithographed his colored drawings himself. The botanist Carl Ludwig Blume from Braunschweig won over Arckenhausen to work on the picture section of his botanical publications on Java and East India . For this work Arckenhausen traveled to Leiden and Brussels .

His depictions of plants “are characterized by great clarity and conciseness. They appear aesthetically successful and harmoniously in terms of color. ”His Goslar city views of the cathedral , Klaus- and Rosentor lag behind in terms of quality.

Arckenhausen died in April 1855 at the age of 70 in Goslar.

Works (selection)

  • 66 leaves of butterflies: painted by Arckenhausen . Goslar 1890. ( digitized version )
  • Phanerogams 1: drawn by Johann Christian Peter Arckenhausen . Goslar 1890. ( digitized version )
  • Phanerogams 2: drawn by Johann Christian Peter Arckenhausen . Goslar 1890. ( digitized version )
  • Phanerogams 3: drawn by Johann Christian Peter Arckenhausen . Goslar 1890. ( digitized version )
  • Phanerogams 4: drawn by Johann Christian Peter Arckenhausen . Goslar 1890. ( digitized version )
  • 44 pictures of plants: drawn by hand by Johann Christian Peter Arckenhausen . Goslar 1890. ( digitized version )
  • Birds: drawn & drawn by hand painted by Johann Christian Peter Arckenhausen . Goslar 1890. ( digitized version )
  • Butterflies: drawn by Johann Christian Peter Arckenhausen. Preface by W. Landgraf . Goslar 1897. ( digitized version )
  • 105 pictures of plants: drawn by hand a. painted by Johann Christian Peter Arckenhausen . Goslar 1890. ( digitized version )
  • 38 pictures of plants: drawn and painted by hand by Johann Christian Peter Arckenhausen . Goslar 1890. ( digitized version )
  • The deciduous and peat mosses: drawn by Arckenhausen from nature. Ordered and determined according to Leunis III. Lf. Cryptogams p. 1497 ff by Reuss Oberförster 1878 . Goslar 1878. ( digitized version )
  • Mushrooms . Goslar 1890. ( digitized version )
  • Painted grass . Goslar 1890. ( digitized version )

literature

Web links

Commons : Johann Christian Peter Arckenhausen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mechthild Wiswe: Arckenhausen, Johann Christian Peter . In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Günter Scheel (ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 19th and 20th centuries . Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , p. 31 .
personal data
SURNAME Arckenhausen, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arckenhausen, Johann Christian Peter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German drawing teacher, draftsman and illustrator of botanical and zoological works
DATE OF BIRTH September 3, 1784
PLACE OF BIRTH Goslar
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 1855
Place of death Goslar