Franz Eugen Köhler – Sabadilla – Engraving (19th Century)
"Sabadilla" presents a botanical study illustrating the broad-leaved medicinal plant with its elongated flowering spike alongside magnified floral and seed dissections. The composition exemplifies nineteenth-century German botanical printmaking created to document medicinal flora, morphological characteristics, and pharmaceutical taxonomy for specialized herbal and materia medica reference works. Franz Eugen Köhler was a German publisher and editor celebrated for issuing Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, a renowned late nineteenth-century multi-volume reference collection of scientifically accurate medicinal botanical plates. Artist or Maker: Franz Eugen Köhler. Dimensions: Approximately 25 cm x 18 cm. Medium: Engraving. Date: 19th Century.
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"Sabadilla" presents a botanical study illustrating the broad-leaved medicinal plant with its elongated flowering spike alongside magnified floral and seed dissections. The composition exemplifies nineteenth-century German botanical printmaking created to document medicinal flora, morphological characteristics, and pharmaceutical taxonomy for specialized herbal and materia medica reference works. Franz Eugen Köhler was a German publisher and editor celebrated for issuing Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, a renowned late nineteenth-century multi-volume reference collection of scientifically accurate medicinal botanical plates. Artist or Maker: Franz Eugen Köhler. Dimensions: Approximately 25 cm x 18 cm. Medium: Engraving. Date: 19th Century.
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or fox or mottled marks to be expected with age. Please review the images carefully for condition details, and feel free to contact us with any questions or for a comprehensive condition report.