Rare Antique Print-IRIS-BUTTERFLY-Brussel-Meyling-1794

‘XX1’

Handcoloured engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 20,7 x 27,8 cm. (8,1 x 10,9 inch). Image size: 11,8 x 19,5 cm. (4,6 x 7,7 inch).

From: ‘Nederlandsch Bloemwerk’, Amsterdam, J.B. Elwe, 1794. A rare and valuable botanical work.

Made by ‘Hendrik Leffert Meyling’ after ‘Paul Theodor van Brussel’. Hendrik Leffert Meyling (1757-1801) was a Dutch engraver from Groningen who worked in Amsterdam. Paul Theodor van Brussel (1754?1795), was a Dutch flower painter.

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

Keywords: IRIS-BUTTERFLY

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