Pommes d'Api, d’après nature
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 lithographed reproduction of a botanical painting with a branch with naturalistic apples and leaves by Jules Sette, executed with shades of gray. A fly stands on one of the apples, and a snail on one of the leaves; some of the fruits and leaves also feature small drops of water on their surface.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pommes d'Api, d’après nature
- Artist: After Jules Sette (French, before 1836–after 1846)
- Publisher: Published by Fleury Chavant (French, 19th century)
- Lithographer: Lithographed by Lithographie J. Rigo & Cie
- Published in: Paris
- Date: [after 1844]
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 17 3/8 × 9 7/16 in. (44.2 × 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(163)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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