FOUR NICELY FRAMED 18TH CENTURY HANDCOLORED ENGRAVINGS OF CITRUS BY JOHANN CHRISTOPH VOLCKAMER,Johann Christoph Volckamer (1644-1720), Nürnbergische Hesperides, J.A. Endter Sohn und Erben, Nuremberg: 1708 & 1714.
from Nürnbergische Hesperides, J.A. Endter Sohn und Erben, Nuremberg: 1708 and 1714. Hand-colored engravings depicting various citrus fruits, framed in ebonized and gilt wood mouldings.
Consists of Pag 192A, Aranzo Cornuto Hermephrodito, 1699; Pag 82, Limon Barberino; Pag 170 Pomo d'Adamo Cedrato; and Pag 186B Pomo da Sina.
Paul Decker, B. Kenkel, I.C. Steinberger, Delsenbach, T.G. Beckh, Krieger, F.P. Lindner et al. (after) L.C. Glotsch, J.C. Dehne, Montalegre, et al. (engravers).
It was fashionable among the aristocracy in Central Europe to grow plants native to the Mediterranean and the tropics, despite a cold winter climate. Johann Christoph Volckamer was a wealthy Nuremberg silk merchant with a fine citrus greenhouse and garden. He engaged several artists and engravers to produce Nürnbergische Hesperides, a two-volume work featuring his collection. The first volume was published in 1708, and the continuation volume in 1714. Each consists of four parts on citrus fruits and one part devoted to other flowering plants or fruits. - Framed: 19 1/4" high x 14 1/2" wide. Plates: 14" high x 9" wide. Estimate $900-1,200
Full margin, good original color, one having a minor crease. None are laid down on card.
