Botanical Print: Hyacinth and Apollo
After Henriette-Antoinette Vincent French
After Print by Lambert ainé French
Published by Fleury Chavant French
Not on view
Page of book containing 185 leaves with a collection of lithographs, aquatints, engravings, and other media, with ornamental designs published by Fleury Chavant in Paris, part of the publication "Guide du Dessinateur de l'industrie: une macédoine de dessins variés , tels que fleurs, ornemens, etc. ... Ouvrage destiné aux fabricants et dessinateurs de soieries... et Papiers Peints..." This plate contains a grayscale reproduction of a botanical print by Mme. Vincent, and consists of a naturalistic bundle with hyacinth flowers, framed to one side by an elongated leaf, and an Apollo butterfly, with its characteristic round spots on the wings.
