{"product_id":"centaurea-calcitrapa-linn-by-pierre-joseph-buc-hoz","title":"Centaurea calcitrapa Linn. by Pierre- Joseph Buc’hoz","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eCentaurea calcitrapa \u003c\/em\u003eLinn. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Pierre- Joseph Buc’hoz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC. 1775\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand Colored Engraving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis hand-colored copperplate engraving depicts the botanical specimen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eCentaurea calcitrapa Linn\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, commonly known as the purple star-thistle or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChardon \u003cem\u003eétoilé\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The print is executed by the French printmaker Jean-Baptiste Dupin (inscribed as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eDupin filius\u003c\/em\u003e sculp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) after an original illustration for the prominent French physician and botanist Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz. Dating between 1774 and 1780, this delicate engraving features a dynamic, branching green stalk bearing four distinct, spiny flower heads adorned with needle-like violet petals. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe print originates from Buc'hoz’s monumental publication, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistoire universelle du règne végétal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(Universal History of the Vegetable Kingdom), published in Paris. Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz (1731–1807) was an incredibly prolific naturalist who compiled massive, multi-volume encyclopedias to categorize plant life from around the world according to the then-groundbreaking Linnaean classification system. Engraved by Jean-Baptiste Dupin—the son of a recognized family of Parisian printmakers—this piece represents the peak period of Enlightenment-era French botanical illustration, where scientific accuracy harmoniously blended with decorative mastery. This plate captures the massive 18th-century cultural movement toward documenting global biodiversity, turning a common wild weed like the star-thistle into a fine art subject that celebrated empirical knowledge and systematic organization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: H 15 ½” x 10” W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Slight toning, a few tears on the right edge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67719386628375,"sku":"PR0506-1","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/3607\/0679\/files\/PR0506-1.1.jpg?v=1791484177","url":"https:\/\/antonioraimogallery.com\/products\/centaurea-calcitrapa-linn-by-pierre-joseph-buc-hoz","provider":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}