Antique botanical engraving from 1829 - Golden buttercup - By Poiteau. Flower

Discover this magnificent botanical engraving of the Golden Buttercup, or Ranunculus Auricomus in Latin. ⭐ This plate is nearly 200 years old, dating from 1829. ⭐ It was hand-colored, measures 23 X 15 cm, and is enhanced by beautiful cream-colored paper. ⭐ This work, combining the beauty of nature with scientific accuracy, was published in a scientific setting with the aim of cataloguing all the flowers of France. ⭐ The engraving is in very good condition with some signs of age on the edges of the page. See also the photos. ⭐ The illustration is by Pierre-Antoine Poiteau (1766-1854), a French botanist and horticulturist. From 1829 to 1851, he edited the Revue horticole. In 1835, with Pierre Jean François Turpin, he republished the Traité des arbres fruitiers. In 1846, he published French Pomology, a collection of the most beautiful fruits cultivated in France. In 1848 and 1853, the two volumes of his Course in Horticulture were published. A member of several learned societies, Poiteau was later head of the botanical garden at the School of Medicine, and later at the Museum of Natural History. He discovered many species and genera of plants, and even created several families (Cyclanthaceae, for example). As a horticulturist and pomologist, he also contributed greatly to the improvement of table fruits. As an artist, he was highly regarded, and his watercolor lithographs were sought after. In this capacity, he was compared to Pierre-Joseph Redouté. ⭐ It is taken from the -General Flora of France or Iconography, Description and History of Plants-, Phanerogamy by M. Loiseleur-Deslongchamps; 5th issue; Taslé; Ferra Jeune Librairie, Directed by P. Duménil. ⭐ An elegant plant with sparkling golden flowers. 🐞 I offer other prints from the same series, all different and unique, as well as other zoology and botanical images for nature-inspired interior design. 🐞 Feel free to contact me for more information.