Michael Pashby Antiques http://www.michaelpashbyantiques.com/shop/sold/pair-of-copper-plate-botanical-engravings-by-abraham-munter-16961702/ Export date: Sun May 19 14:57:15 2024 / +0000 GMT |
Pair of Copper Plate Botanical Engravings by Abraham Munter, 1696/1702Inventory Number: : 180-122 Price: SOLD Height 22 ins. and Width 17 ins. (framed) For more information please contact us TELEPHONE. 917 414 1827 EMAIL. [email protected] www.michaelpashbyantiques.com © Michael Pashby Antiques.
DESCRIPTIONAbraham Munter 1626-1683 was Dutch botanist and artist who was professor of botany and chemistry at the University of Groningenand, where he was also director of the extensive botanical gardens from 1658 until his death in 1683. Although he published a number of works during his lifetime his extensive collection of botanical drawings was published in Leyden and Utrecht in 1696 and was later published in a series of Latin editions under the title Phytographia Curiosa. These two copper plate engravings from the Latin edition are well presented but have not been inspected out of their frames. Abraham Munter, Holland. C. 1696/1702
|