Pancrace Bessa

Vitus Venifera. Vigne cultivee, var. Muscat violet. T. 2. No. 63.

Stipple engraving, printed in colour and finished by hand, c. 1819.
Plate mark 12 x 8 3/4" (305 x 223 mm).
Good condition and color. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 58296
Price: $550.00
Publisher : Published in Paris. 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. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Botanicals , Other Fruits and Vegetables

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