Alexander von Humboldt: His portraits and their artists : a documentary iconography

4to. 179 pp, b&w frontis, Aphoristic Aspect: introduction and acknowledgments by Hanno Beck, personal notes, chronological table, Alexander von Humbolt: His Portraits and Their Artists; Iconography; list of artists, index, selected bibliography with color and b&w illustrations throughout. First Edition, 1980. Tan cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. ``This is the first systematic work on this enormous subject. The author was the first to discover meaningful details in even some of the best known paintings. She not only collected and catalogued the portraits, but also provided an analysis and interpretation of these works, and their documentation in related letters and literature. It reveals a new facet of his greatness in the field of art, and fulfills the needs of scientists and scholars interested in the cultural, political and social history of the 19th century." from the jacklet flap.