Treatise on Fruit Trees Pl.20
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau
1768
This 1768 botanical plate acts like a scientific X-ray for the 'Grosse Cerise rouge-pâle' (large pale red cherry). Instead of just a pretty picture, the artist breaks down the entire plant anatomy: you get the delicate five-petaled blossoms floating at the top, the serrated green leaves, a heavy cluster of ripe fruit, and even a cross-section of the pit at the bottom right. It comes from Duhamel du Monceau’s massive encyclopedia on fruit trees, which was essentially the ultimate 'how-to' guide for 18th-century French gardeners trying to perfect their orchards.
- Technique
- Hand-colored engraving
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- Paper
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