Plantae Selectae
Author
Christoph Jacob Trew
(German, 1695 - 1769)
Artist
Georg Dionysius Ehret
(German, 1708 - 1770)
Engraver
Johann Elias Haid
(German, 1737 - 1809)
Date1750-1773
Mediumengraving on paper, hand-colored; mezzotint
Dimensions20 × 13 3/4 inches (50.8 × 34.9 cm)
Object number11.67.1
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
DescriptionMezzotint portraits. 1750-1773, Nuremberg, Germany; 100 plates with description of each; bound in brown leather spine and corners, light boards; first edition.Label TextIndigofera remains as the genus for many species of flowering plants. The common name for this plant is indigo. The plant indigo has been used for centuries to make a blue dye.
ProvenancePurchased January 14, 1960 through (Nada Kramar, Washington, D.C.) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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