Other Prints · 18th century

Antique Print of Mandrake Roots and a Root of Ginseng, 'c.1790'

€ 150

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

Date: 1790
Sheet size: 38.5 × 25 cm (15.2 × 9.8 in)
Condition: Fair
Reference: BG-12617-35

Condition

General age-related toning. Shows some wear and foxing. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Mandragores artificielles (..)'. Original antique print of mandrake roots in the form of human figures, both naked and clothed; the mandrake plant itself (Mandragora officinarum L.); and a root of ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.). The roots of mandrake and ginseng are used in medicine. The tuberous root of mandrake has a fancied resemblance to human form and the plant allegedly screams when pulled from the ground. Source unknown, to be determined. Published circa 1790.