Vitus Venifera. Vigne cultivee, var. Franc-Kenthal. T. 2. No. 58.

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• ARTIST: Pancrace Bessa

• PUBLISHER: Published in Paris.

• MEDIUM: Stipple engraving, printed in color and finished by hand,

  DATE: c. 1819.

• EDITION SIZE: Plate mark 11 7/8" x 8 5/8" (305 x 218 mm).

• DESCRIPTION: From "Nouveau Traite des Arbres Fruitiers," the second edition of Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau's "Traite Des Arbres et Arbustes." Bessa and his artistic associate Pierre J. Redoute drew all the plates for this famous work. Their artisitc skill and mastery of the stipple technique resulted in botanical prints of great fidelity, delicacy and beauty.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition and color.

• REFERENCE: Dunthorne 244.

• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Botanicals , Fruits and Vegetables