PRÉVOST. Print from Collection des Fleurs et des Fruits
By Jean Louis Prévost
Located in London, London
Original stipple engraving by Charles-Louis Ruotte, printed in colour and finished by hand.
[Paris. 1805]
Prévost came from a long line of French artists spanning 400 years. Jean-Louis himself first exhibited at the Salon when only fourteen years of age, showing paintings of bouquets, a vase of flowers and other small botanical studies. Immediately he was commissioned by Monsieur Roussel to paint the flowers in the wealthy landowner's garden.
The result was a 12-volume work of gouache studies, entitled "Hortus Cellensis", and was at once acquired by the Paris Natural History Library.
Prévost's "Collection des Fleurs et Fruits...
Category
Early 1800s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
MaterialsColor, Engraving, Handmade Paper