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Cassia corymbosa (Argentine senna) /// Pancrace Bessa Flower Plant Botanical Art

1801-1819

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Artist: (after) Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772-1846) Title: "Cassia corymbosa (Argentine senna)" (T.6. No. 32) Portfolio: Traité des Arbres et Arbustes que l'on Cultive en France en Pleine Terre Year: 1801-1819 (Second edition) Medium: Original Stipple Engraving with Printed and Hand-Coloring on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Unknown, likely Paris, France Publisher: Arthus Bertrand, Didot l'Aîné, Étienne Michel et Pierre-Michel Lamy, Paris, France Reference: DeBelder No. 111; Dunthorne No. 243; Nissen No. 549; "Great Flower Books" page 55; Stafleu & Cowan No. 1544; Stock No. 1669; Pritzel No. 2470 Sheet size: 20.88" x 13.5" Image size: 12.25" x 9.13" Condition: Toning to sheet. Light offsetting to right side of image. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise in very good condition with strong colors Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Engraved by French artist Jarry (Active: Early 19th Century) after a drawing by French artist Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Comes from Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau's seven volume "Traité des Arbres et Arbustes que l'on Cultive en France en Pleine Terre", (1801-1819) (Second edition), which consists of 496 stipple engravings with printed and hand-coloring, and 2 uncolored stipple engravings after 306 drawings by French artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840) and 190 drawings by French artist Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Engraving and hand-coloring by Gabriel, Lemaire, Jarry, Brenet, Janinet, Dubreuil, and some 45 others. Senna corymbosa is an ornamental plant in the genus Senna. It is also known as Argentine senna, Argentina senna, buttercup bush, flowering senna, Texas flowery senna or tree senna. Biography: Pancrace Bessa (1 January 1772 – 11 June 1846) was a French natural history artist, best known for his botanical illustrations. Bessa was a student of the great engraver Gerard van Spaendonck and worked alongside Pierre-Joseph Redouté, some of whose influence shows in Bessa's detailed and delicate treatment of his subjects. He was a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salons between 1806 and 1831. The standard author abbreviation Bessa is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. Bessa's favorite subjects were fruit and flowers, with occasional digressions to birds and mammals. In 1816, the Duchesse de Berry, daughter-in-law of King Charles X of France, extended her patronage to him, which led to his giving painting lessons to the de Berry family. Their art connections went back to the "Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry". Bessa also worked on the French royal watercolour collection on vellum the "Velins du Roi" from 1823 until his death. In the early 19th Century, Bessa, Redouté, Jean-Louis Prévost, Lancelot-Théodore Turpin de Crissé, and Madame Vincent raised France to pre-eminence in the genre of botanical painting. Bessa developed a masterful use of stipple engraving technique, an essential part of colour printing. Bessa and Redoute collaborated on the "Histoire des Arbres Forestiers de L'Amerique Septentrionale", which appeared between 1810 and 1813. He prepared some 572 watercolours for "L'Herbier Général de L'Amateur" by Mordant de Launey and Loiseleur Longchamp, which appeared between 1810 and 1826. "Description des Plantes cultivees a Malmaison a Navarre" used 9 of Bessa's illustrations and 54 by Redouté. Bessa’s final work was "Flore des Jardiniers", published in 1836.
  • Creation Year:
    1801-1819
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20.88 in (53.04 cm)Width: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • After:
    Pancrace Bessa (1772 - 1846, French)
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    (Very Good).
  • Gallery Location:
    Saint Augustine, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU121214678182

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