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Quercus Suber : Chene Liege. [Acorns]

  • 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.