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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