VITUS VENIFERA. VIGNE CULTIVEE, VAR. CHASSELAS VIOLET. T. 7. NO. 66.

Pancrace Bessa

Vitus Venifera. Vigne cultivee, var. Chasselas violet. T. 7. No. 66.

Stipple engraving, printed in colour and finished by hand, c. 1819.
Plate mark 11 7/8 x 8 1/2" (30.3 x 21.7 cm).
Good condition and color. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 58298
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 artistic 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