The Old Print Shop

Cedrato con fior e Sugo doppio. Page 174.

  • ARTIST: Johann Volckamer

  • PUBLISHER: Published Nuremberg.

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving, handcolored,

    DATE: 1708-14.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 12 3/8 x 7 5/8" (314 x 193 mm).

  • DESCRIPTION: From Volckamer's "Nurmbergische Hesperides". Most of the plates are devoted to citrus fruits, bedecked with ribbon and positioned above views of the gardens and palaces of Germany, Austria, and Italy. These unusual engravings are prized for their unique combination of botanical illustration with the landscapist's art. Page 174.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition with modern hand color.

  • REFERENCE: Dunthorne #323. Blunt, 138.