Since Adirondack Retro acquired Darvill's Rare Prints in August of 2022, we have been working tirelessly on our New State-Of-The Art Website. We are excited to announce that it is now up and running and that our massive inventory of Antique Prints and Rare Maps are being transferred over to the new site daily. In addition to the nearly 500,000 prints found on www.DarvillsRarePrints.com, Adirondack Retro offers an eclectic selection of Antique and Vintage Advertisements along with their Limited Edition Giclee Prints. During this transition, customers will still be able to shop and make purchases on www.DarvillsRarePrints.com.
Sign up for our Mailing List and receive our Adirondack Retro Newsletter. When you sign up, we will email you a coupon code for you to get 15% OFF your first order at AdirondackRetro.com.
Daniel Rabel Theatrum Florae
France (1627)
Original hand-coloured engraving nearly 400 years old.
Sheet size: approx. 10¾ x 15 inches.
17th century France saw the establishment of a tradition of royal patronage for gardening and flower painting that extended for 200 years. Daniel Rabel (1579-1637) gained fame as court painter to Henri VI. In his own day, he was well known for his designs for ballet, his portraiture, and landscape painting. His botanical work survives in an album, Theatrum Florae, that is now in the Bibliotechque Nationale in Paris and has been described as "one of the early miracles of flower painting."
[The Art of Botanical Illustration, Martyn Rix]
Pl. 27
Hyacinths
Condition: Very Good/Excellent
Notes: uneven trimming, but very ample for matting/framing purposes; original ink smudge in left border; a couple of fox marks outside of image area; slightly grubby lower margin outside of image; unobtrusive edge/corner wear.
(please click image above for larger view—
digital watermark does not appear on actual engraving)
