Pl. XL "Semper Augustus"

Pierre Joseph Buchoz studied law and medicine to become the Physician in the Ordinary to Stanislaus, King of Poland.  He was a man of wide ranging interests including botany, mineralogy, medicine, agriculture and ornithology.  He was not an artist, rather he published many books on these subjects "borrowing" illustrations and texts from a variety of sources.
These engravings, from a series of 40 images of tulips entitled Collection Coloriee des Plus Belles Varietes des Tulipes, are among his most popular with today"s audiences.

Handcolored copperplate engraving.
8 3/8 x 12 1/2 inches, plate.
18 x 11 inches, sheet.
Excellent condition with finest original coloring.