Designer
Henri Duhamel du Monceau
Model
copper engraving
Year of origin
1768
Brand
Henri Duhamel du Monceau
Description
original copper engraving
Avant Peche Blanche
colored
framed
h 32 / w 24 cm
h 42 / w 32,2 cm
Charming original copper engraving from Henri Duhamel du Monceau from 1768. Titled "Avant Peche Blanche Peach 2". Colored and framed in wood H 42 / W 32.2 cm. The french lawyer, botanic, chemist and engineer Duhamel de Monceau is considered the founder of forest botany. Like Chevalier de Lamarck, he was a pioneer in science during the enlightenment.