Album Vilmorin Vegetable Print #7
France, c. 2000s14 x 19 in (36 x 48 cm)
ID #YELLOWBOX-REPROTABLE-S
"Peint par Albert Cirard et traduit en chromo litho / Par Madame Elisa Champin / Chou de Milan des Vertus "
English translation: "Painted by Albert Cirard and translated into chromo litho / By Mrs. Elisa Champin / Savoy Cabbage of the Virtues"
Vilmorin-Andrieux and Company was an important seed company that got its start from printing these plates in 1850, following the expertise of Philippe Victoire de Vilmorin, a merchant and botanist, and his father-in-law Pierre Andrieux, official botanist to the King of France. The company contributed to the advancement of botany and agronomic knowledge of the time.
Printer: Lemercier Paris
Condition: Good; please note that these are reproductions of the original 1850 plates.
Material: Paper
All sizes are approximate.
