Sweert emanuel (17 Ergebnisse)

Botanical print. Original engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 16" x 11". This rare plate from Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium Amplissimum et Selectissimum shows three lily flowers in full bloom. In good condition. Some ink notation on verso and minor toning and discoloration. Sweert (1652-1612), a Dutch florist, first published his volume in 1612 at the urging of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II. His 110 plates depict over 550 varieties of plants. Originally, the volume served as a sales catalogue for his florist business, enabling his customers to see his wares in bloom. The popularity of the volume led to the publication of six further editions. Sweert's plates mark an important moment in the history of both printmaking and flowers as cultural objects. His plates are early examples of engraving which became widely used for botanical prints because of its accuracy. In addition, the popularity of his Florilegium was one of the factors behind the "tulip mania" in the Nethlands in the 1630s, during which demand for bulbs sent their prices to astonishing levels.…

Botanical print. Engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 16 1/8" x 10 1/2". This plate from Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium Amplissimum et Selectissimum shows four varieties of plants. Some scattered foxing and even toning throughout. Small tears and chips on margins not affecting the image. Sweert (1652-1612), a Dutch florist, first published his volume in 1612 at the urging of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II. His 110 plates depict over 550 varieties of plants. Originally, the volume served as a sales catalogue for his florist business, enabling his customers to see his wares in bloom. The popularity of the volume led to the publication of six further editions. Sweert's plates mark an important moment in the history of both printmaking and flowers as cultural objects. His plates are early examples of engraving which became widely used for botanical prints because of its accuracy. In addition, the popularity of his Florilegium was one of the factors behind the "tulip mania" in the Nethlands in the 1630s, during which demand for bulbs sent their prices to astonishing levels. …

Botanical print. Original engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 14 3/4" x 10 1/4". This rare plate from Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium Amplissimum et Selectissimum shows 4 varieties of Narcissus flowers. Narcissus is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family. Emanuel Sweert (1652-1612), a Dutch florist, first published his volume in 1612 at the urging of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II. His 110 plates depict over 550 varieties of plants. Originally, the volume served as a sales catalogue for his florist business, enabling his customers to see his wares in bloom. The popularity of the volume led to the publication of six further editions. Sweert's plates mark an important moment in the history of both printmaking and flowers as cultural objects. His plates are early examples of engraving which became widely used for botanical prints because of its accuracy. In addition, the popularity of his Florilegium was one of the factors behind the "tulip mania" in the Nethlands in the 1630s, during which demand for bulbs sent their prices to astonishing levels.…

Beautiful plate of nine varieties of gentians and campanulas. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales catalogue for plants and bulbs from Sweert's gardens, to be sold at fairs in Frankfurt and Amsterdam, but now these very attractive engravings are regarded as fine examples of 17th century botanical illustration and are much collected. Engraved by JANSSON, Jan. Copper engraving. Fine condition, good margins. Later colour. Size: 21 x 33.5 cm. (8½ x 13 inches). …

Beautiful plate of five flowering plants. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales catalogue for plants and bulbs from Sweert's gardens, to be sold at fairs in Frankfurt and Amsterdam, but now these very attractive engravings are regarded as fine examples of 17th century botanical illustration and are much collected. Engraved by JANSSON, Jan. Copper engraving. Fine condition, good margins. Later colour. Size: 21 x 33.5 cm. (8½ x 13 inches).…

Beautiful engraving of two sprouting bulbs. The two plants are side by side on the page. The right hand plant has a light green leaf with a maroon mottled tip. The plants are well balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales catalogue for plants and bulbs from Sweert's gardens, to be sold at fairs in Frankfurt and Amsterdam, but now these very attractive engravings are regarded as fine examples of 17th century botanical illustration and are much collected. Engraved by JANSSON, Jan. Copper engraving. Fine condition, good margins. Later colour. Size: 21 x 33.5 cm. (8½ x 13 inches).…

Beautiful engraving of two varieties of narcissus bulb with shooting leaves. The two plants are side by side on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales catalogue for plants and bulbs from Sweert's gardens, to be sold at fairs in Frankfurt and Amsterdam, but now these very attractive engravings are regarded as fine examples of 17th century botanical illustration and are much collected. Engraved by JANSSON, Jan. Copper engraving. Fine condition, good margins. Later colour. Size: 21 x 33.5 cm. (8½ x 13 inches).…

Four varieties of minor bulb, two of which are 'scilla' or squill. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales catalogue for plants and bulbs from Sweert's gardens, to be sold at fairs in Frankfurt and Amsterdam. Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II. Engraved by JANSSON, Jan. Copper engraving. In fine condition with good margins. Later colour. Size: 21 x 33.5 cm. (8½ x 13 inches).…

A beautiful print of four species of flower: Two varieties of hellebore, yellow ladies slipper, and one other. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales catalogue for plants and bulbs from Sweert's gardens, to be sold at fairs in Frankfurt and Amsterdam. Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II. Engraved by JANSSON, Jan. Copper engraving. In fine condition with good margins. Mounted size: 41.5 x 55.5cm. Later colour. Size: 21 x 33.5 cm. (8½ x 13 inches).…

Beautiful print of eight varieties of the muscari family (grape hyacinths), showing the bulbs and flowering heads. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales catalogue for plants and bulbs from Sweert's gardens, to be sold at fairs in Frankfurt and Amsterdam. Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II. Engraved by JANSSON, Jan. Copper engraving. In fine condition with good margins. Mounted size: 41.5 x 55.5cm. Later colour. Size: 21 x 33.5 cm. (8½ x 13 inches).…

Beautiful plate of two flowering plants. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales catalogue for plants and bulbs from Sweert's gardens, to be sold at fairs in Frankfurt and Amsterdam, but now these very attractive engravings are regarded as fine examples of 17th century botanical illustration and are much collected. Engraved by JANSSON, Jan. Copper engraving. Fine condition; wide margins. Hand coloured. Size: 20.5 x 34 cm. (8 x 13½ inches).…

This beautiful print shows a gladiolus plant, bulb leaves and flowers, and two tubers. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales catalogue for plants and bulbs from Sweert's gardens, to be sold at fairs in Frankfurt and Amsterdam, but now these very attractive engravings are regarded as fine examples of 17th century botanical illustration and are much collected. Engraved by JANSSON, Jan. Copper engraving. Fine condition, good margins. Later colour. Size: 21 x 33.5 cm. (8½ x 13 inches).…

Zustand: Very good condition. A pair of visually striking yellow lilies by the Dutch painter and horticulturist Emanuel Sweert (1522 - 1612), copper plate engraving with later hand color. Plate 51 From Sweert's "Florilegium Amplissumum et Selectissimum," considered to be the first nursery man's catalogue and published in Frankfurt am Main in 1612. The Florilegium was made by Sweert as a guide to his available plant stock for the Frankfurt Fair, at the time that Sweert was working as head of gardens for Emperor Rudolf II in Vienna. The plates depict 560 bulbs and flowers and were based on the Johann Theodore de Bry Florilegium which in turn was based on one by Pierre Vallet. The engravings became so popular that there were six editions of the work; in the following years a mania for tulips swept Europe. Impression size: 8 x 13 3/8". Paper size: 10 1/4 x 16".…

Zustand: Very good condition. A pair of visually striking crimson lilies and bulbs by the Dutch painter and horticulturist Emanuel Sweert (1522 - 1612), copper plate engraving with later hand color. Plate 49 from Sweert's "Florilegium Amplissumum et Selectissimum," considered to be the first nursery man's catalogue and published in Frankfurt am Main in 1612. The Florilegium was made by Sweert as a guide to his available plant stock for the Frankfurt Fair at the time that Sweert was working as head of gardens for Emperor Rudolf II in Vienna. The plates depict 560 bulbs and flowers and were based on the Johann Theodore de Bry Florilegium which in turn was based on one by Pierre Vallet. The engravings became so popular that there were six editions of the work; in the following years a mania for tulips swept Europe. Impression size: 8 1/4 x 13". Paper size: 10 1/4 x 16".…

Amsterdam, Jan Janssonius, 1631. Folio. Contemp. hcalf. Raised bands. Compartments gilt with floral stamps. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Repairs to spine ends and hinges. Marbled coverpapers. Covers a bit rubbed. Endpapers renewed. Engraved frontispiece title, engraved portrait. (24),(10) pp. and 110 fine engraved plates (67 to the first part, 43 to the second), depicting 560 plants, usually life-size. A few minor brownspots. Scarce early (the first 1612) edition of Sweert's famous Florilegium, at first intended to be both a catalogue for selling plants and bulps and a picture-book of plants, but the later editions (as here) became a true Florilegium for collectors and botanical scientists. The first part deals with bulbous species, and the second with species having "fibrous" roots (fibrosae radices). Thirty-three tulip heads are paraded in regular columns. The American contingent is represented by the sunflower, cactus, agave, pineapple and Canna. Sweerts and Johann Theodor de Bry were the first to establish the convention of portraying lower stem with bulb or root alongside severed upper stem and flower in order to reproduce the plant life-size on the page. "Sweert prepared his Florilegium as a guide of his available stock for the Frankfurt Fair of 1612. The plates, depicting some 560 bulbs and flowers, were from the Johann Theodore de Bry Florilegium which in turn was based on that by Pierre Vallet. His attractively depicted bulbs sparked their popularity, leading to 6 editions of the work between 1612 and 1647, and a demand which would later result in "Tulipomania". At the time of the fair Sweert was in the employ of Emperor Rudolf II as head of his gardens in Vienna. He borrowed freely from plates that had been published before, so that many of those that appeared in the Florilegium had been cultivated in the gardens of King Henry IV of France at the Louvre." (Wikipedia).Nissen, 1921. - Hunt, 196 (1612-edition).…

ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TULIP ENGRAVINGS EVER PUBLISHED Three tulips (plate 8), copper engraving made by Em(m)anuel Sweert(s) and published by Daniel Rabel in Paris 1622-1633 as part of the "Theatrum Florae", coloured by a later hand. Size: 34,5 x 25 cm. Daniel Rabel (1578-1637) was first employed as a portrait painter by Marie de' Medicis, the second wife of Henry IV of France. In 1612 he became official artist to Duke of Nevers. Around 1631 he was appointed official artist to Gaston, Duke of Orléans, Henry IV's third son. The "Theatrum Florae" was originally published in Paris in 1622, with later editions in 1627 and 1633, and was a collection of botanical illustrations of 69 of the most decorative flowers available to 17th-century gardeners, and which Rabel had been commissioned to paint for Gaston of Orléans. It is truly (as stated in the preface to vol.I) ".une tres-jolie collection.qui ont été dessinées & gravées d'après nature" [.a very nice collection.which were drawn and engraved from nature]. Other artists later added their work, notably Nicolas Robert (16141685). There is some doubt among scholars as to whether Rabel engraved the original 69 plates, as none of them is signed and his name only appears on the titlepage of the third edition. By the end of the 1700s they were generally assumed to have been done by Dutch artist Emanuel Sweert. Price: Euro 1.950,- (incl. frame).…

ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TULIP ENGRAVINGS EVER PUBLISHED Four tulips (plate 5), copper engraving made by Em(m)anuel Sweert(s) and published by Daniel Rabel in Paris 1622-1633 as part of the "Theatrum Florae", coloured by a later hand. Size: 34,5 x 25 cm. Daniel Rabel (1578-1637) was first employed as a portrait painter by Marie de' Medicis, the second wife of Henry IV of France. In 1612 he became official artist to Duke of Nevers. Around 1631 he was appointed official artist to Gaston, Duke of Orléans, Henry IV's third son. The "Theatrum Florae" was originally published in Paris in 1622, with later editions in 1627 and 1633, and was a collection of botanical illustrations of 69 of the most decorative flowers available to 17th-century gardeners, and which Rabel had been commissioned to paint for Gaston of Orléans. It is truly (as stated in the preface to vol.I) ".une tres-jolie collection.qui ont été dessinées & gravées d'après nature" [.a very nice collection.which were drawn and engraved from nature]. Other artists later added their work, notably Nicolas Robert (16141685). There is some doubt among scholars as to whether Rabel engraved the original 69 plates, as none of them is signed and his name only appears on the titlepage of the third edition. By the end of the 1700s they were generally assumed to have been done by Dutch artist Emanuel Sweert. Price: Euro 1.950,- (incl. frame).…