Originally
coloured copper
engravings from "Hortus
Romanus", a
very rare book
of herbs, published
by Georgio Bonelli
in Rome between 1772
and 1793 in
8 volumes altogether
with 800 depictions
of plants.
Only a small
number of copies
was printed
- probably not
even the planned
300 - and just
a handful originally
coloured.
Most of the
depictions were
engraved - and
a few also coloured
- by Maddalena
Bouchard after
drawings
by C. Ubertini.
Very nice
copper engravings
with broad margins,
printed on strong
hand-made paper
with watermark. Size
of each print c
37 x 23 cm,
Size of the
paper
c 55 x 40
cm.
MORE COPPER
ENGRAVINGS WITH
PLANTS BY BOUCHARD
ON
REQUEST !
Please,
click on a picture
for more information.
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