l'Olivier Sauvage et son fruit. l'Olivier franc.
Paris: 1733. Notes: An 18th-century French botanical copperplate engraving comparing the wild olive (l'Olivier Sauvage) and the cultivated olive (l'Olivier franc).
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 : 131x188 (mm), 5.16x7.40 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 164x217 (mm), 6.46x8.54 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Copper Engraving, Categories: Natural History Botany;. Very Good. Item #P5524
Price: $175.00