Jean Louis Prevost, Pl. 14 [Bouquet] (Paris, 1805) Celestial 21 1/2 x 27 inches

21 1/2 x 27 inches

the doge at the time of the original plate (the only difference between the first state and the present is the alteration of the publisher at lower right

and the chromolithograph has become a valuable collector's item

Russell (Scottish-American

Jean Louis Prevost, Pl. 14 [Bouquet] (Paris, 1805) Celestial 21 1/2 x 27 inchesJean Louis Prevost (French, 1760 1810) Pl. 14 [Bouquet] From Collection es Fleurs et des Fruits Paris, 1805 Stipple engraving 20 x 13 sheet; 31 x 24 framed Prevosts Collection des Fleurs et des Fruits is one of the greatest flower books of the early nineteenth century. Unlike Redout, his great contemporary, Prevosts intention was not primarily scientific, but sought to celebrate flowers beauty through carefully composed floral arrangements.