Botanical Print: Blackcurrant

After Henriette-Antoinette Vincent French

Printer After Print by Lambert frères French

Publisher Published by Fleury Chavant French

[after 1844]

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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 gray-scale reproduction of a botanical print by Mme. Vincent, and consists of a branch with bundles of blackcurrants, leaves, and a butterfly standing on the fruits.

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Title: Botanical Print: Blackcurrant
Artist: After Henriette-Antoinette Vincent (French, 1786–1834)
Printer: After Print by Lambert frères (French, active 1802–36)
Publisher: Published by Fleury Chavant (French, 19th century)
Published in: Paris
Date: [after 1844]
Medium: Aquatint
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/16 × 9 7/16 in. (31 × 24 cm)
Book: 12 3/8 in. × 10 in. × 1 5/16 in. (31.5 × 25.4 × 3.3 cm)
Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Gift of Edith P. Blase, 1944
Object Number: 44.91.783(136)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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