Important German archaeologist and classicist (1760-1835) who was a prominent member of the literary and artistic circles in Weimar and Jena, known for his studies of private antiquities, the Greek theatre, ancient art, and mythology. ALS in German, signed “Bottiger,” one page, 7.5 x 9, May 28, 1797. Untranslated handwritten letter to "Professor und Anticka-inspector Becker" in Dresden, probably the German art historian and numismatist Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker. In very good to fine condition, with a few light stains and minor seal-related loss to the address leaf.
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