ARTIST: Johann Weinmann
PUBLISHER: Published Amsterdam and Ratisbon.
MEDIUM: Copper engraving printed in color and finished by hand,
DATE: 1736-45.
EDITION SIZE: Average platemark 12 3/4 x 8" (325 x 203 mm).
DESCRIPTION: From Johann Wilhelm Weinmann's Phytanthoza Iconographia. This beautiful work provides a nearly complete record of the flowers, fruits and vegetables cultivated in the early 18th century. The plates are among the earliest examples of color printing from a single plate.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition and color save some minor discoloration.
REFERENCE: Dunthorne #327.