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Johann Baptist Zwecker

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Johann Baptist Zwecker (1814–1876) was a German illustrator of books and magazines.

Zwecker studied art in Düsseldorf and Frankfurt, Germany. Around 1860 he moved to London where he set up a studio with Joseph Wolf.

He illustrated children's books including Hans Christian Andersen's The Ice-Maiden (Richard Bentley, 1863), as well as tales of adventure such as African Hunting and Adventure... by William Charles Baldwin. He also worked for magazines. He is however best known for his artwork for natural history books including Alfred Russel Wallace's The Geographical Distribution of Animals. His greatest work was to illustrate John George Wood's Popular Natural History (Routledge, 1871) in three volumes.

Among his works are The Hartebeest, 1862; ...more

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Average rating: 3.88 · 137 ratings · 7 reviews · 28 distinct works

	Out on the Pampas; Or, the Young Settlers by G.A. Henty, Johann Baptist Zwecker (Illustrator) 3.68 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 1870 — 198 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes A Collection of Alphabets, Rhymes, Tales, and Jingles by Harrison Weir (illustrator), John Gilbert (Illustrator), Walter Crane (Illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Works of G. A. Henty (Illustrated Edition): 100+ Novels, Short Stories, Historical Works & Other Writings by G.A. Henty, Johann Baptist Zwecker (Illustrator), Gordon Browne (Illustrator) 4.42 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At Home With The Patagonians by George Chaworth Musters, Johann Baptist Zwecker (Illustrator), Alejandro Peña (Editor) 3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1871 — 89 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	G. A. HENTY Ultimate Collection: 100+ Historical Novels, Adventure Tales & Short Stories: Young heroes in epic campaigns across the 19th-century British Empire by G.A. Henty, Johann Baptist Zwecker (Illustrator), Gordon Browne (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bruin: The Grand Bear Hunt by Thomas Mayne Reid, Edward Dalziel, Johann Baptist Zwecker (Creator) 3.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1861 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes by Walter Crane, John Gilbert, John Tenniel 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Naturalist on the River Amazons : a Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature under the Equator (1863) Volume 2 (1863) [Leather Bound] by Henry Walter Bates, Josiah Wood Whymper (illustrator), Johann Baptist Zwecker (illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prairie-Bird by Charles Augustus Murray, Johann Baptist Zwecker (Illustrations) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother Goose: Coloring book by Monica Guido, Maxfield Parrish, Walter Crane (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars