Name: Antique Print-BAROQUE GARDEN DESIGN-PL.III.129.B-Pluche-1799
SKU: PCO-10794
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Antique Print-BAROQUE GARDEN DESIGN-PL.III.129.B-Pluche-1799

€75.00

‘VERDEELING VAN EEN ZEER ONREGELMATIGEN GROND.’

– (distribution of a very irregular ground) This engraving presents a detailed garden and landscape design for a highly irregular plot of land, carefully divided into ornamental and functional sections. The composition shows a complex arrangement of parterres, pathways, planted compartments, and architectural elements adapted to an asymmetrical terrain. At the center lies a structured axis with decorative parterres featuring scrollwork and geometric planting beds. Surrounding areas include orchards, bosquets, flower beds, vegetable plots, and open grounds, each clearly delineated and labeled. The plan demonstrates how formal garden principles can be successfully applied to uneven and irregular landforms, balancing symmetry where possible with practical adaptation.

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Description

Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 17.5 x 22.3 cm (6.89 x 8.78 inch). Image size: 14.8 x 19.3 cm. (5.83 x 7.6 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Original folds as issued. Light soiling and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

18E EEUW, HISTORISCHE PRENT, KOPERGRAVURE, INDUSTRI?LE GESCHIEDENIS, AMBACHTEN, WERKTUIGEN, TECHNIEK, MECHANICA, PRODUCTIEPROCES, WERKPLAATS, VAKMANSCHAP, VROEGE INDUSTRIE, TECHNISCHE ILLUSTRATIE, ENCYCLOPEDISCH, WETENSCHAPPELIJKE ILLUSTRATIE, HANDARBEID, MANUFACTUUR, PRE-INDUSTRI?LE REVOLUTIE, 18TH CENTURY, ANTIQUE PRINT, HISTORICAL ENGRAVING, INDUSTRIAL HISTORY, CRAFTSMANSHIP, TOOLS AND MACHINERY, TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATION | BOX-PLUCHE

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From a Dutch, 3rd. ed. of this work: ‘Schouwtooneel der Natuur …’, published by H. Gartman ao., 1799.

Biography artist: Noel-Antoine Pluche (1688-1761), known as the Abbe Pluche, was a French priest. He is now known for his Spectacle de la nature, a most popular work of natural history.