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REGNAULT: Botanical print – L’Iiris de Florence – Iris Florentina (1774)

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    Nicolas Francois Regnault (1746-1810) – Genevieve de Nangis Regnault (1746-1802)

     

    L’Iiris de Florence – Iris Florentina Linn. Sp. Pl – Iris florentina – Kurjenmiekka – Iris

     

    Original 18th century botanical engraving of an Iris by Nicolas-François Regnault and his wife Geneviève de Nangis Regnault. Large folio size copper engraving. Accurate and delicate hand-colouring with a soft, clean colour palette.

     

    Name of the plant engraved in several languages under the picture. The engraving comes with another leaf that contains a description of the plant and the ways of using it in French.

     

    The engraving comes from La Botanique mise a la Portée de Tout le Monde ou Collection des Plantes d’Usage dans la Medecine, dans les Alimens et dans les Arts. The book describes plants that are useful in medicine, gastronomy and arts.

     

    • Condition: Very good condition. Soft colours and margins wide.
    • Dimensions: 37 x 26 cm (plate), 48 x 34 cm (sheet)

     

    Suomeksi:

     

    Kurjenmiekka, iiris. Alkuperäinen 1700-luvun ranskalainen kasvikuva kurjenmiekasta. Suurikokoinen kuparipiirros, joka on käsinväritetty tarkasti ja hienostunein, pehmein värein. Kasvin nimi kaiverrettu kuvan alle useilla kielellä. Mukana ranskankielinen tekstisivu, jossa kuvaillaan kasvia ja sen käyttötapoja.

     

    • Kunto: Hyvä antikvaarinen kunto. Kauniit värit ja leveät marginaalit.
    • Mitat: 37 x 26 cm (laatta), 48 x 34 cm (sivu)

     

    På svenska:

     

    Iris. En fransk botanisk originalillustration av iris från 1700-talet. Detaljerat kopparstick tecknat i naturlig storlek. Sofistikerad handkolorering med en mjuk och ren färgskala. Växtens namn är graverat på olika språk. Med ett separat textblad med en växtbeskrivning och dess användningsområden på franska

     

    • Skick: Gott skick. Fina färger och breda marginaler.
    • Mått: 37 x 26 cm (plåt), 48 x 34 cm (blad)

     

    Nicolas-François Regnault was a prominent French botanical illustrator and engraver. He worked in close collaboration with his wife, Geneviève de Nangis Regnault, who was an accomplished engraver in her own right.

    Additional information
    YEAR OF PUBLICATION:
    1774
    PLACE OF PUBLICATION:
    Paris
    Condition:
    4, very good condition
    Dimensions:
    37 x 26 cm / 48 x 34 cm
    Technique:
    Hand-coloured copper engraving