Nicolaus Klammer  

 

Nicolaus Klammer is said to have been trained by the engravers Hess in Vienna and later moved to England and worked temporarily (probably between 1790-1793) in the studios of G. Stephany and J. Dresch. In 1793 the latter returned to Graz. Klammer died impoverished in Graz in 1830 after personal misfortunes.

The transversal oval micro-image in the same ivory ring shows a leaping stag in the morning mist with a level of detail and plasticity that is truly unique in this size. The background is formed by a mother-of-pearl disc that has been set extremely precisely into the ivory setting. The translucency of the mother-of-pearl greatly enhances the morning atmosphere. A cover glass protects the tiny scene of the hunting depiction. A total of eight representations of this type of bracket are known.