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A Set of Three engraved botanical plates
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Fine images from Trew's 'Plantae Selectae', one of the greatest of all eighteenth-century botanical books, drawn by the greatest of eighteenth-century botanical artists, George Dionysius Ehret. Linnaeus, wrote to Trew, in Latin, that "The miracles of our century in the natural sciences are your work of Ehret's plants...nothing to equal them was seen in the past or will be in the future".
Set of three hand-coloured copper engraved botanicals: Papaya fructu oblongo, Musae fructu longiori and Musae fructu breviori, from Trew’s Plantae Selectae. Framed and glazed. - More Information
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Dimensions
W. 17.83 in; H. 23.9 in; W. 45.3 cm; H. 60.7 cm;
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Shapero Gallery Located in the heart of Mayfair, London, Shapero Gallery specializes in prints and original works on paper, ranging from antique prints to modern pochoir plates and photography. For inquiries, contact us at +44.207.493.0876 or gallery@shapero.com.
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