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Exotic Botanicals and Rare Butterflies – Hand-Colored Dutch Prints from 1775

Exotic Botanicals and Rare Butterflies – Hand-Colored Dutch Prints from 1775

Exotic Botanicals and Rare Butterflies – Hand-Colored Dutch Prints from 1775

Exotic Botanicals and Rare Butterflies – Hand-Colored Dutch Prints from 1775

Exotic Botanicals and Rare Butterflies – Hand-Colored Dutch Prints from 1775

Exotic Botanicals and Rare Butterflies – Hand-Colored Dutch Prints from 1775

Exotic Botanicals and Rare Butterflies – Hand-Colored Dutch Prints from 1775

Insects & Arachnids · 18th century

Exotic Botanicals and Rare Butterflies – Hand-Colored Dutch Prints from 1775

€ 350

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

Date: 1775
Sheet size: 43 × 27.5 cm (16.9 × 10.8 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-14095-8, -9

Condition

Very good antique condition. Minor age toning, with softening at edges consistent with 18th-century paper. Hand coloring remains vivid and precise. All plate marks and engraver signatures clearly visible. No tears or repairs.

About this sheet

Very good condition. Original hand coloring remains vivid, particularly in the greens and butterfly markings. Slight age toning and a few natural paper spots consistent with 18th-century works. Plate impressions are crisp, and signatures by Meerburgh are clearly visible.

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