Treatise on Fruit Trees Pl.15
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau
1768
Step into an 18th-century botanist's notebook with this meticulous illustration of the 'Cerise Hative,' or Early Cherry. The artist didn't just paint the fruit; they gave us a full anatomical breakdown, including the delicate white blossoms, the serrated leaves, and a cross-section revealing the pit inside. Signed by the engraver E. de Haussard, this plate from Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau's famous fruit tree treatise was essentially the scientific Wikipedia of its day, helping gardeners identify exact species.
- Technique
- Engraving with hand-coloring
- Material
- Paper
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