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Georg Keller
Ein bislang unbekannter Entwerfer für Matthäus Merian d.Ä.
The title page for Johann Daniel Mylius’s Antidotarium, published by Lucas Jennis, bears two signatures, indicating Georg Keller as the inventor and Matthäus Merian the Elder as the engraver. The title page occupies a special position, as it is the only known frontispiece engraved by Merian so far that has both the designer's and the engraver's signature. This, as well as Keller’s many years of activity in Frankfurt and his relationship with Eberhard Kieser, Matthäus Merian the Elder, Lucas Jennis, and Theodor De Bry, suggest a key position within Frankfurt’s artistic community. The rather unknown and little-researched inventor, engraver, and artist from Frankfurt could thus have contributed to far more templates and designs than previously assumed.
