Lot Essay
Several similar drawings by this artist exist. These include a presentation drawing and a bookplate for Christian Meyer in the Schwenkfelder Museum; a bookplate for Jacob Meyer included in the Collection of William Koch, Horst Auctioneers, Ephrata, Pennsylvania, March 1996; a presentation drawing in the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Sotheby's New York, January 23, 1974, lot 79; a presentation drawing in a private collection; a presentation drawing illustrated FLP 145, 161, 563 and 564, as well as a bookplate for Elizabeth Kratz in a private collection. This drawing is included in the Bucks County Fraktur Survey.