Antique Print-BOTANICAL-ENGRAVING-LILIUM-CANDIDUM-Knorr-1789

Description

Botanical depiction of a white lily plant (Lilium Candidum) with detailed and delicate hand-coloring, showcasing the flower and stem anatomy. From Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Thesaurus Rei Herbariae.

Made by Georg Wolfgang Knorr after own design.

Medium: Engraving with fine hand-coloring on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 26.5 x 41 cm (10.43 x 16.14 inch). Image size: 20 x 31.5 cm. (7.87 x 12.4 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Set in matting. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

BOTANICAL PRINT, WHITE LILY, LILIUM CANDIDUM, GEORG WOLFGANG KNORR, THESAURUS REI HERBARIAE, 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ART, RARE BOTANICAL PRINTS | EXPO-NATURE

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Thesaurus Rei Herbariae Hortensisque Universalis, N?rnberg, 1789.

Reference: Nissen.

Biography engraver: Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705?1761), a Nuremberg painter, engraver, paleontologist, and art dealer, renowned for his contributions to Thesaurus Rei Herbariae Hortensisque Universalis. His work is highly praised for its exceptional quality and hand-coloring.