Volkamer Parterre Garden Plan (33x22)
Volkamer Parterre Garden Plan (33x22)
Johann Christoph Volkamer
Nurnbergische Hesperides
German, 1708-1714
Hand-colored engraving
Size: 33 x 22 (frame)
Price: $2000 (C4247B)
Johann Christoph Volkamer, hand-colored engraving of a garden plan from Nurnbergische Hesperides, the second great work devoted to citrus plants after Ferrari's Hesperides of 1646, published between 1708-1714. This engraving is an illustration of the fact that Volkamer was interested in the gardens themselves, as well as the plants cultivated therein. Archivally framed in 22kt-gold and fax-tortoise frame with hand mat decoration.
Description: Johann Christoph Volkamer, handcolored engraving of a garden plan from Nurnbergische Hesperides, the second great work devoted to citrus plants after Ferrari's Hesperides of 1646, published between 1708-1714. This engraving is an illustration of the fact that Volkamer was interested in the gardens themselves, as well as the plants cultivated therein. Archivally framed in 22kt-gold and fax- tortoise frame with hand mat decoration.