Artificial Mandrakes Naked and Dressed.

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• PUBLISHER: Published in Amsterdam.

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: c.1725.

• EDITION SIZE: Sheet size 15 1/2 x 9 3/4" (395 x 250 mm).

• DESCRIPTION: P. 118. Vol. II. L. <br><br> Mandrake are roots that have a strange resemblance to the human figure. This oddity has spurred any number of superstitions over the ages and caused the root to be used in ancient rituals. In this engraving, the root has been made into a humanoid caricature.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Overall good condition. Some minor spotting.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Botanicals , Other Botanicals