| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Meno Haas after Cornel Hoyer |
| Published | Copenhagen 1776 |
| Dimensions | 196 x 136 mm |
| Notes |
Singer 86478 Meno Haas, Cornel Hoyer Lorenz Spengler (1720-1807) The ivory turner Lorenz Spengler, who was from Schaffhausen in Switzerland, arrived in Copenhagen in 1743. He was made court turner and taught most of the Royal family, among them Christian VI and later Frederick V, in the art of turning. Some of Spengler's best work is preserved in Rosenborg, among them cups of ostrich egg, ivory and amber. The principal work is a chandlier of amber made from a drawing by Marchus Tuscher. The chandelier is made as a crystal chandelier and indicates that the iuse of amber was continued at the Danish Court long after it went out of fashion at other European courts. From 1771 until his death, Spengler was manager of the Chamber of Curiosities , a position later taken over by his son. As a natural scientist he became a member of the Society of Sciences. Parts of his large collection of conch shells, art materials and painting were later taken over by the state. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £30.00 |
| Stock ID | 8019 |