de Passe, Crispin – 39,40

• Work: Hortu Floridus
• Description: Viola mariana , Unlabeled Red Flower
• Date: 1614-1615
• Condition of Plate: Overall excellent
• Condition of Work: Overall excellent
• Paper Size: 7.5″ by 11.5″
• Image Size: 5.0″ by 7.5″

These charming engravings are from Crispin de Passe’s Hortu Floridus published in Amsterdam in 1614-1615. A contemporary of Besler, de Passe arranged his work according to the seasons but in a much smaller format. These copperplate engravings are on fine chain linked paper with Latin text on the verso.