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Papaya. Fructa Oblongo Melonis Essifie. Tab VII.

  • ARTIST: Georg Dionysius Ehret

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Christopher Jacob Trew

  • MEDIUM: Engraving handcolored,

    DATE: 1750-73.

  • EDITION SIZE: Paper size 20 1/4 x 13 7/8" (51.5 x 35.2 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Engraved and colored by Johann Jacob Haid and Johann Elias Haid.<br><br> From the renowned botanical work "Plantae Selectae" by Christopher Trew. Published in Nuremberg, 1750-73. A distinguished German botanical draftsman, Ehret collaborated with Linnaeus and later worked for the British Musuem, where he drew many newly discovered plants from the Americas and the Far East. <br><br> Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770) is considered the most important botanical artist of the eighteenth century.<br><br>

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Manuscript title written on right side of plate..

  • CONDITION: Good condition and color.

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