Title: Berlese Camellia- Fimbriala Alba Plate 194 Artist: Laurent Berlese Publication: Iconographie du Genre Camellia ou Description et Figures Des Camellia Les Plus Beaux et Les Plus Rares Peints D'Apres Nature Date: Paris: 1839-43 Print Type: Stipple engravings, partly color printed, finished by hand Size: 11" x 14" Condition: VG Code: A327
Description: Abbe Laurent Berlese’ camellia flowers; pink, white, and striated, created the definitive work on the subject. Each flower was drawn by J.J. Jung, member of the Royal Society for Horticulture in Paris, from the varieties grown in the gardens and hothouses of Berlese, an Italian botanist who became the world's leading authority on the subject. The fine quality prints were engraved by Dumenil, Gabriel and Oudet, and printed by N. Remond, Paris. The subtle distinctions of many of the 508 varieties of camellias classified by Berlese are beautifully represented with scientific accuracy in this authoritative series of prints, through the use of the sophisticated stipple engraving technique. Each print was hand color finished to fully represent the beautiful flowers.
Camellia Alba is a beautiful white rendering in very good condition. The printed plate number on this print was apparently printed incorrectly then corrected by hand.
; "Berlese - Fimbriala Alba")