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Joseph Dinkel

Joseph Dinkel (1806 – 1891) was an Austrian artist known for his illustrations of scientific specimens including for works by Louis Agassiz. He also did architectural and engineering drawing.[1]

Skeleton of a mammal
Cimoliornis diomedeus

Dinkel studied at the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts.[2]

Agassiz met Dinkel in 1828 and they collaborated for more than 20 years, including travels together. Dinkel did illustrations of fish for Agassiz on the early trips.[3] Dinkel also did engraved illustrations of specimens in museum and private collections for Agassiz.[4]

Palaeontologist Richard Owen arranged for a lithograph by Dinkel of an Altispinax specimen.


References

  1. A Treatise on Wood Engraving: Historical and Practical. 1881. ISBN 9781465581716.
  2. "Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences". University of California Press. July 7, 1998 via Google Books.
  3. Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Cary (July 7, 1885). "Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence". Houghton Mifflin via Google Books.
  4. Henry, Joseph; Reingold, Nathan (July 7, 2008). The Papers of Joseph Henry. Smithsonian Institution Press, distributed by Braziller, New York. ISBN 9780874741230 via Google Books.

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