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Printmaking · Plants · Catalog HV6E9UR3
Louis Charles Ruotte (French, 1754–1806) · Jean Louis Prévost · Jean Louis Prévost · 1805
By the mid-17th century, there was a surge of interest in beautiful, exotic plants and formal royal gardens. At Fountainebleau and the Louvre, the gardens were filled with flowers from far-away places, such as the Near East, India, the East and West Indies, and South America. In 1735 Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) invented the first scientific classification system for 7,700 plants. As a result, accuracy as well as artistic skill were required for the numerous portfolios of botani
Francis Sansom (British, 1815) · Thomas Curtis (British, 1846–1920) · Sydenham Edwards (British, 1768–1819)
![The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: Plate 892, Althaea Flexuosa. Seringapatam A Hollyhock . [Althea rosea]](https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2005.333/2005.333_web.jpg)
Francis Sansom (British, 1815) · Thomas Curtis (British, 1846–1920) · Sydenham Edwards (British, 1768–1819)
Jean-Baptiste I Monnoyer (French, c. 1636–1699)
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