Caryophyllus X. Mercurius. Plate 67 from 'Hortus Nitidissimis Omnem per Annum Superbiens Floribus', Nuremberg, 1768

Print made by Adam Ludwig Wirsing, 1733–1797, German, Caryophyllus X. Mercurius. Plate 67 from 'Hortus Nitidissimis Omnem per Annum Superbiens Floribus', Nuremberg, 1768, 1768

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Creator:: Print made by Adam Ludwig Wirsing, 1733–1797
after Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1708–1770
Title:: Caryophyllus X. Mercurius. Plate 67 from 'Hortus Nitidissimis Omnem per Annum Superbiens Floribus', Nuremberg, 1768
Part Of:: Collective Title: Hortus Nitidissimis Omnem per Annum Superbiens Floribus, Nuremburg: 1768.
Date:: 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving with original hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 x 14 inches (50.8 x 35.6 cm)
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B2011.20.3
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: botanical subject | botany | butterfly | caterpillar | flower (plant) | plant | science
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