Botanical Etchings Including from "Materia Medica Vegetabile Toscana"

Item Details

Giuseppe Canacci (Italian, flourished 1796 – 1822) after Baldassare Benvenuti (Italian, 18th/19th century)
Tanocetum vulgare Lin., Tanceto comune, circa 1805
Hand-colored etching on laid paper
Artists’ names noted to lower corners
Pulled from Gaetano Savi’s Materia Medica Vegetabile Toscana

Artist unknown
Rohria armata, circa 1800
Hand-colored etching on laid paper
Unsigned

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- slight toning to paper; minor foxing to the larger print; nicks and minor abrasions to the frames.

Dimensions

- measures larger frame; smaller frame measures 16.0" W x 18.0" H.

Item #

ITMG885227