Antique Copperplate Printed in 1787 - Botany Tab III - Leaves antique haberdashery 6cm in width

6cm in width

But it is such a lovely piece

Here is a beautiful etched portrait

and in-between stand tall parlour palms in chinoiserie pots

Antique Copperplate Printed in 1787 - Botany Tab III - Leaves antique haberdashery 6cm in widthA rare and precious find. Last year I invested a little money in a collection of antique pages, exquisite copperplate engravings that date around 1787. I have stored these beautiful botanical illustrations in the studio to allow time over the months to study their details and find inspiration. I can't begin to tell you how wonderful the descriptive studies are, the ink still sits to the surface as if they were printed just this year. To own just one