Jeremias Wachsmuth
Jeremias Wachsmuth was an artist and producer of printed works active during the first half of the eighteenth century, operating across the period spanning 1700 to 1745. Their surviving output, documented across major museum collections, consists of ten books and five prints.
Wachsmuth’s work demonstrates a specialized focus on decorative graphic design and typographic studies, most notably documented by the influential series Decorated Roman alphabet. The prints represented in collections show a range of subjects, moving from instructional and design-oriented material to symbolic figurative compositions, such as the registered print Allegory of Water.
The historical and artistic significance of Wachsmuth’s career is confirmed by the inclusion of their material in major American institutions. Works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art. Today, much of this historical material resides in the public domain, ensuring access to high-quality prints for researchers and collectors, often available as downloadable artwork.
