Ananas de deux pieds deux pouces et demy de hauteur, non compris le pot.
Paris: 1733. Notes: An 18th-century French copper engraving of a Pineapple in a pot. It was painted for the King of France, Louis XV. This print shows a historic agricultural milestone. In the winter of 1733, a pineapple plant grown in the royal greenhouses of Versailles successfully bore fruit for the very first time in France, delighting King Louis XV.
Because they required extremely expensive, heated glass greenhouses (known as "pineries") to survive the cold European climate, pineapples were highly coveted status symbols of extreme wealth, royalty, and prestige during this era.
Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686 - 1755) was a French rococo painter, engraver, and tapestry designer. He well known for his naturalistic pictures and still life's. He turned down offers to work for Czar Peter the Great and the King of Denmark, preferring to remain in his homeland of France.
, Image Size : 134x165 (mm), 5.28x6.50 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 164x208 (mm), 6.46x8.19 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Copper Engraving, Categories: Natural History Botany;. Very Good. Item #P5523
Price: $275.00