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Gardenia with a Double Flower

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Georg Dionysius Ehret
1708-1770

Gardenia with a Double Flower

18th century
Etching and engraving (line engraving) with graphite pencil and pen and brown ink on laid paper.
17 11/16 x 12 3/8 inches (450 x 314 mm)
Gift of Mr. Charles Ryskamp in memory of Constance Mellon.
1983.75
Notes
Proof sheet for engraving, possibly for Plantae et papiliones rariores, published in London, 1748 to 1760.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed variously by the artist at upper right, in pen and brown ink, "Gardenia with a Double Flower."; letters A to K at various renderings and cross-sections of the plant.
Provenance

Charles Ryskamp, Princeton.

Associated names
Ryskamp, Charles, former owner.
Ehret, Georg Dionysius, 1708-1770. Plantae et papiliones rariores.
Bibliography

Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 255-256.

Classification
Department
Century prints
School