Georg Dionysius Ehret

Crotalaria folus solitarus lanceolatis lanuginosis petiolis sessilibus, caule ramoso striato, flore magno aureo.

Engraving, hand-colored, 1750-73.
Paper size 19 7/8 x 13 5/8" (504 x 345 mm).
Good condition with original hand color. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 93193
Price: $700.00
Publisher : Published by Christopher Jacob Trew. Tab XLVIIEngraved and colored by Johann Jacob Haid and Johann Elias Haid. From the renowned botanical work "Plantae Selectae" by Christopher Trew. Published in Nuremberg, 1750-73. A distinguished German botanical draftsman, Ehret collaborated with Linnaeus and later worked for the British Musuem, where he drew many newly discovered plants from the Americas and the Far East.

The first word is gilded, as is typical with this series. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Botanicals , Georg Dionysius Ehret

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