Botanical Color Etchings from "The North American Sylva", Circa 1819

Item Details

Jean Augustin Renard (French, 1744–1807) after Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French; 1759-1840)
Post Oak, circa 1819
Color stipple etching on paper with added hand-coloring
Unsigned
Plate number 5 from François André Michaux’s The North American Sylva
Published and printed by C. D’Hautel, Paris
Common name, species, and artist’s names printed to lower margin

Marie-Gabrielle Coignet (French; 19th century) after Pancrace Bessa (French; 1772 – 1846)
Black Oak, circa 1819
Color stipple etching on paper with added hand-coloring
Unsigned
Plate number 24 from François André Michaux’s The North American Sylva
Published and printed by C. D’Hautel, Paris
Common name, species, and artist’s names printed to lower margin

Condition

- toning and foxing to both print pages, with mat burn at edges; discoloration to mats; scratches and wear to frame finishes; tears to paper backings.

Dimensions

- measures frame of one print; visible image measures 6" W x 8.5" H.

Item #

ITMG069248