1835 Poiteau Pomologie Française Hand-Colored Folio Engraving, PISTACHIO PL.285

Description: 1835 Scarce Large Folio Hand-Colored Copper-Plate Stipple-Engravingsigned by Pierre-Antoine Poiteau, from: POMOLOGIE FRANÇAISERECUEILdes PLUS BEAUX FRUITSCULTIVÉS EN FRANCE PAR A. POITEAU Pl. 285 Pistachier en fleur. (Pistachio Tree in Flower) This spectacular Folio Fruit Tree plate originates from Duhamel du Monceau's Traité des arbres fruitiers (Treatise on Fruit Trees, full title Nouveau Duhamel, ou Traité des arbres et arbustes que l'on cultive en France), expanded by Poiteau and Turpin, published in parts from 1807-1835. It was republished ten years later in 1845, after Turpin's death, reprinted from the original copper plates with the new title Pomologie Française under the name of Poiteau on his own, with Turpin's name removed from all but 10 plates. I've listed both as the artist just in case... This is one of a group of 6 huge Fruit & Nut Tree engravings from this work I'm presently listing. Tho I'm not certain which of the two editions these came from, the few plates I've seen of this very large tall-paper set are from the original, 1835 1st edition. They are spectacular, some of the most amazing botanical works I've ever had the pleasure of collecting. This plate is extremely scarce. It's a truly stunning plate from an incredibly beautiful portfolio, displaying the lush, soft, hyper-real painting style associated with Pierre-Joseph Redouté & Pierre Jean François Turpin, cut into copper with Redouté's famed Stipple-Engraving technique that imparted fine toning more closely duplicating his original watercolor paintings, & expertly inked with subtle colors in the plate & pressed into thick, handmade rag paper. I've done my best with these scans, it's too large to fit on even my large-format scanner, so the full photo is done with a camera & not too detailed. The scans are able to capture the full image, but not to the paper's edges, which is 20" tall (!). Scanners don't seem to like the subtle coloring of these antiquarian plates, so I've tried to correct the color as close as possible to the original. But the colors & sharpness of the actual print are as vibrant & fresh as I've ever seen these. The Volumes:These monumental volumes contain the exquisite work of the two great watercolorists, Turpin and Poiteau, as well as several other engravers; together 422 stipple-engraved plates cover the varieties of fruits & nuts including almonds, peaches, pears, apples, plums, cherries, strawberries, and grapes. This 6 volume edition contains non-consecutive plate numbers as they are in the order of the original 66 livraisons.The new edition by Antoine Poiteau and Pierre-Jean-François Turpin of Duhamel’s 1768 work is certainly one of the most exceptional botanical books produced in France during the great era of botanical writing. Poiteau was a pupil of Redouté and head gardener of the castle of Fontainebleau. He travelled widely in the Caribbean and South America, where he met Turpin in Haiti, and brought back 1,200 species to France. Pierre-Jean-François Turpin was a self-taught artist, and one of the finest and most prolific botanic illustrators of the Napoleonic era. In 1846 the present work was re-issued as the Pomologie française with Poiteau's name on the title, but Turpin's removed from all but 10 of the plates. "One of the finest and rarest books on fruit, with many beautiful plates" (Dunthorne). The Artist:Pierre-Antoine Poiteau (23 March 1766 Âmbleny – 27 February 1854) was a French botanist, gardener and botanical artist. He was born in Ambleny, France. After having worked in kitchen gardens and for the Parisian market gardeners, he was appointed by André Thouin (1746–1824) garçon jardinier in 1790 at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris. There he studied the Linnaeus' Systema vegetabilium and the art of painting with the artist of the museum Gérard van Spaendonck (1746–1822) but his main influence is Redouté (1759–1840). Pierre Jean François Turpin (11 March 1775, Vire – 1 May 1840) was a French botanist and illustrator.[1] He is considered one of the greatest floral and botanical illustrators during the Napoleonic Era and afterwards. As an artist, Turpin was largely self-taught. In 1794 he was stationed in Haiti as a member of the French Army. Here he met botanist Pierre Antoine Poiteau (1766-1854), through whom, Turpin learned botany, and in the meantime, created numerous botanical field drawings that were to become a basis of further study when the two men returned to France. In regard to their work in Haiti, they were able to describe approximately 800 species of plants. Turpin would have a working relationship with Poiteau throughout his career. The Prints & Technique:In this print the technique of color stipple engraving is used to reproduce the delicate flowers & leaves. Redouté learned about the potential of stipple engraving on his visit to England in 1786 and experimented with and perfected the method on his return to France. He promoted the technique as effective in recreating the sheen of the leaves and petals found in his original watercolors.Redouté’s technique, modeled upon that of van Spaendonck, involved “pure water colour, gradated with infinite subtlety and very occasionally touched with body-color to suggest sheen” (Blunt 1967, 179). Redouté eventually perfected the reproduction of his paintings for publication using stipple engraving, which used dots, rather than lines, to engrave plates, with varying dot density being used to convey tone and shading (Blunt 1967). Condition:Appears to be in good condition for a 189-year-old engraving. The hand-coloring À la poupée appears to remain as beautiful as the day it was printed. The delicate shimmering effect of the leaves & atmospheric perspective rendered by the stipple-engraved toning & subtle coloring in the plate is remarkable. Very little age-toning. Some age-spots (foxing) which don't appear to encroach within the plate-mark. These prints are very old & may have imperfections expected with age, such as age-toning of the paper, oxidation of the old original watercolors, spots, text-offsetting, artifacts from having been bound into a book, archival mending of small tears in edges in back, etc. Please examine the photos & details carefully.Text Page(s): This one comes without the original text page. Included in the listing photos is a scan of a title page for reference which is not part of the listing. About this Gorgeous Tree:The pistachio (Pistacia vera), a member of the cashew family, is a small tree originating in Persia. The tree produces seeds that are widely consumed as food.In 2022, world production of pistachios was one million tonnes, with the United States, Iran, and Turkey combined accounting for 88% of the total. Pistachio is from late Middle English pistace, from Old French, superseded in the 16th century by forms from Italian pistacchio, via Latin from Greek πιστάκιον pistákion, and from Middle Persian pistakē.The pistachio tree may live up to 300 years. The trees are planted in orchards, and take around 7 to 10 years to reach significant production.Archaeological evidence shows that pistachio seeds were a common food as early as 6750 BCE. The earliest evidence of pistachio consumption goes back to the Bronze Age Central Asia and comes from Djarkutan, modern Uzbekistan.Pistachio trees were introduced from Asia to Europe in the first century AD by the Romans. They are cultivated across Southern Europe and North Africa Size: 20 x 12-1/2 inches approximately. 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Location: Great Barrington, Massachusetts

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