Zimmermann after Desmarées - Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, Joseph Anton Zimmermann, circa 1773

Duchess maria anna josepha of bavaria (1734-1776), part of: series imaginum augustae domus boicae, ad genuina ectypa aliaque monum. Fide digna delin. Et aeri incidit monachii iosephus ant. Zimmermannus mdcclxxiii. – “a series of portraits of the noble house of bavaria. . ” is a genealogical series of portraits of members of the house of wittelsbach drawn and engraved by joseph anton zimmermann after contemporary and old “trustworthy” images and published since 1773. Date: circa 1773. Medium: engraving.