Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708-1770) Pinus americana; Celastrus

one signed 'G. D. Ehret fecit' l.r., the other signed 'G. D. Ehret pinxit.Analytice' l.r., both extensively inscribed, watercolour on vellum, extensively inscribed, watercolour on vellum, (2), 52 x 35.5cm; mount 70.5 x 55cm; unframed, The study of the Celastrus (or Californian lilac) was engraved, with a few embellishments, for Christoph Jakob Trew's 'Plantae Selectae', published in Nuremberg in 1750. Likewise, the study of the 'Weymouth' Pine was engraved, featuring the addition of a pine cone in the lower half of the composition, a copy of which survives in the collection of the Natural History Museum in London and was reproduced in H Le Rougetel, 'The Chelsea Gardener: Philip Miller, 1691-1771', Portland 1990, pl. 16. Condition Report, Condition Report, Both laid down to the mounts. Surface dirt and foxing are visible across both images. Areas of rubbing and abrasion are present along the bottom edges of the Pinus. The main images remain undisturbed. Pinus, Request A Condition Report, Request A Condition Report

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