The Old Print Shop

Limon cornagione. Page 144a.

  • ARTIST: Johann Volckamer

  • PUBLISHER: Published in Nuremberg.

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving, handcolored,

    DATE: 1708-14.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 12 3/8 x 7 5/8" (31.4 x 19.7 cm).

  • 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 thier unique combination of botanical illustration with the landscapist's art.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition with modern hand color.

  • REFERENCE: Dunthorne #323. Blunt, 138.