ARTIST: Pancrace Bessa
PUBLISHER: Published in Paris. Chez H.L. Guerin & L.F. Delatour, rue Saint Jacques, a Saint Thomas d'Aquin.
MEDIUM: Stipple engraving, colored by hand,
DATE: 1800-1825.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 9 7/8 x 6 1/2" (24.7 x 16.6 cm).
DESCRIPTION: From "Traite des Arbres et Arbustes" by Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau, published in paris, 1800-1825. Drawn by Pancrace Bessa, disciple and associate of Pierre Joseph Redoute, the celebrated French flower painter. <br><br> This engraving depicts the acorns of the cork oak.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition, save for scattered foxing.
REFERENCE: Dunthorne 243. Nissen 549. DeBelder 111.