{"product_id":"plate-2-by-pierre-joseph-buc-hoz","title":"Plate 2 by Pierre- Joseph Buc’hoz","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlate 2 by 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\u003eA fine hand-colored copper engraving from Pierre-Joseph Buc’hoz’s monumental publication, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistoire universelle du règne végétal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, featuring two distinct botanical studies redrawn after Georg Eberhard Rumphius’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHerbarium Amboinense\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The upper, main study (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFig. 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) depicts an upright flowering stem bearing broad, rounded succulentesque leaves and terminal clusters of small violet-blue blossoms. The lower study (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFig. 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) illustrates a smaller branching stem with distinct spoon-shaped foliage, captioned \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScrutellaria vulgaris foliis cochleariformibus Rumph. ibid.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEngraved at the upper margin with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePl. II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (left) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecad. 5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (right), and at the lower right corner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCent. 4.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the plate incorporates Buc’hoz’s Linnaean citations alongside Rumphius's original Moluccan botanical references. Rendered in deep, rich greens and slate-blue floral accents with subtle hand-coloring.\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 from age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67719398818071,"sku":"PR0506-2","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/3607\/0679\/files\/PR0506-2.1.jpg?v=1791484815","url":"https:\/\/antonioraimogallery.com\/products\/plate-2-by-pierre-joseph-buc-hoz","provider":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}