Antique 1810 Engraving of Poet Friedrich Klopstock – Messiah Lyre Symbol

Original early 19th-century engraved portrait of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724–1803), one of Germany’s greatest early poets, most famous for his religious epic The Messiah. This beautifully hand-colored engraving was published in 1810 by Richard Evans in London.
A radiant lyre with the word MESSIAH appears below the portrait—an elegant reference to Klopstock’s influential work that helped shape German literary tradition.
Size 11.5x16.5 cm