Skip to Content

Plantae et papiliones rariores

Plantae et papiliones rariores

The illustrator Georg Ehret (1708–1770) also published by subscription. His series of lavish botanical illustrations, Plantae et papiliones rariores, was published plate by plate over a period of ten years. Ehret had often provided illustrations for the publications of other authors, including Linnaeus, but he wished to publish a set of plates of his own design and specifications. Two of the plates contain dedications to individuals who had subscribed: one to the Duchess of Portland and the other, included above, to George Parker, Earl of Macclesfield, who served as president of the Royal Society from 1752 to 1764.

 
Go To Referenced Item More information ...

More Exhibit Items

Hortus Cliffortianus
Hortus Cliffortianus

The gardeners dictionary
The gardeners dictionary

Plantarum rariorum horti caesarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones
Plantarum rariorum horti caesarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones

Travels, or Observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant
Travels, or Observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant

Historia plantarum rariorum
Historia plantarum rariorum

Plantae et papiliones rariores
Plantae et papiliones rariores