1818 , GERMANY: The german naturalist painter and engraver JOHANN ADAM KLEIN (1792-1875). Engraved portrait by D. Burgdorfer. In 1819 he received a grant by Prince Louis of Bavaria to visit Italy. He remained in that country until 1821 and then returned to Germany. He painted a number of battle scenes which made him celebrated throughout Germany. Klein excelled as a painter of horses and portraits. He was also an engraver of great ability and he reproduced many of his own works and also the pictures of other artists.