Verhandeling over vruchtbomen Pl.11
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau
1768
Step into an 18th-century botanical garden with this exquisite hand-colored engraving of the Epine-Vinette, commonly known as the barberry bush. Notice the sharp, menacing thorns guarding the stem—a clever defense mechanism for those clusters of tart, ruby-red berries hanging heavily from the branches. Created for Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau's massive 1768 treatise on fruit trees, this plate meticulously documents the plant's serrated leaves and even includes a small study of its delicate flowers in the bottom corner, proving that science and art have always been best friends.
- Technique
- Hand-colored engraving
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