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C1808
Rhexia lepidota.
Artist:
Pierre-Antoine Poiteau (1766 - 1854)
Poiteau was a French botanical artist who studied under Gerard van Spaendonck and greatly influenced by Redoute. He was appointed head of the Royal tree nursery of Versailles and published a number of important botanical works. He is one of … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Rhexia lepidota.
Date:
C1808
Artist:
Pierre-Antoine Poiteau (1766 - 1854)
Condition:
A few small spots, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured stipple engraving.
Image Size:
280mm
x 440mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1808
Description:
Poiteau was a French botanical artist who studied under Gerard van Spaendonck and greatly influenced by Redoute. He was appointed head of the Royal tree nursery of Versailles and published a number of important botanical works. He is one of the great botanical illustrators of the C19th. From Alexander Humboldt’s, Monographie des Melastomac
Biography:
Poiteau was a French botanical artist who studied under Gerard van Spaendonck and greatly influenced by Redoute. He was appointed head of the Royal tree nursery of Versailles and published a number of important botanical works. He is one of the great botanical illustrators of the C19th. From Alexander Humboldt’s, Monographie des Melastomac
