Johann Jacob Haid, after G.D. Ehret
Description: Johann Jacob Haid, after G.D. Ehret (German, 1704-1767 and 1708-1770)
INDIGOFERA SCAPO INFIRMO, FOLIORUM PINIS OBLONGIS, TAB. V, (Indigo Plant)
handcolored engraving, framed
sight H13 1/2" W8 1/4"
Provenance: South Carolina collection
Literature: Calmann, Gerta. EHRET: FLOWER PAINTER EXTRAORDINARY.
Other Notes: The original painted by prominent flowering plant artist Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). The German-born Ehret moved to London in the late 1730s, where he painted exotic plants at the Chelsea Physic Garden, and new discoveries from the Americas. These works were engraved and colored by Johann Jacob Haid and Johann Elias Haid (Haid & Sohn), circa 1760, for publishing in the PLANTAE SELECTAE by Christopher Jacob Trew (1695-1769). The publication of this ten-part volume, begun 1750, and finally completed in 1773, it is considered the finest botanical work ever printed in Germany.
Condition: *** Notice to bidders: The absence of a condition report does not imply that an object is free of defects or restoration. Condition reports are prepared by request on a 'first come, first served' basis. For more information please read paragraph #9 of Terms and Condition of Sale.
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Description: Johann Jacob Haid, after G.D. Ehret (German, 1704-1767 and 1708-1770)
INDIGOFERA SCAPO INFIRMO, FOLIORUM PINIS OBLONGIS, TAB. V, (Indigo Plant)
handcolored engraving, framed
sight H13 1/2" W8 1/4"
Provenance: South Carolina collection
Literature: Calmann, Gerta. EHRET: FLOWER PAINTER EXTRAORDINARY.
Other Notes: The original painted by prominent flowering plant artist Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). The German-born Ehret moved to London in the late 1730s, where he painted exotic plants at the Chelsea Physic Garden, and new discoveries from the Americas. These works were engraved and colored by Johann Jacob Haid and Johann Elias Haid (Haid & Sohn), circa 1760, for publishing in the PLANTAE SELECTAE by Christopher Jacob Trew (1695-1769). The publication of this ten-part volume, begun 1750, and finally completed in 1773, it is considered the finest botanical work ever printed in Germany.
Condition: *** Notice to bidders: The absence of a condition report does not imply that an object is free of defects or restoration. Condition reports are prepared by request on a 'first come, first served' basis. For more information please read paragraph #9 of Terms and Condition of Sale.
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