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Meriana flore rubello. Tab XL.

  • ARTIST: Georg Dionysius Ehret

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Christopher Jacob Trew in Nuremberg.

  • MEDIUM: Handcolored engraving,

    DATE: 1750-73.

  • EDITION SIZE: Paper size 20 1/2 x 13 7/8" (52 x 35.3 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:

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Fine original hand coloring.

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