Antique Mustard Botanical Print, Sinapis Alba & Nigra, c.1831

€ 590

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1831
Sheet size: 27.1 × 22.7 cm (10.7 × 8.9 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-14181-48

Condition

Moderate age-related toning and light foxing.

About this sheet

Antique Mustard Botanical Print, Sinapis alba & nigra, c.1831
This refined botanical engraving depicts white and black mustard, Sinapis alba and Sinapis nigra, including flowers, seed pods, and botanical details. Mustard was an essential culinary and agricultural crop.

Published in Zenker’s Merkantilische Waarenkunde, the plate reflects the importance of everyday food plants within economic botany.

Original hand coloring is soft and balanced, making this a calm and elegant closing plate to the series.

Condition report:
Moderate age-related toning and light foxing.

Framing tips:
A warm cream mat with a light to medium wood frame suits the gentle palette.

Technique: Copper engraving with original hand coloring
Maker: Jonathan Carl Zenker, Germany, 1831–1832