Deer Monstrou's houndred leaved Rose Rabel's Theatrum Florae

Rabel's Theatrum Florae

Image: 6 x 7"                                   Paper: 9

The 19th century ushered in a growing middle class in America with available leisure time and interest in many outdoor sports that previously had been the privilege of the wealthy

Monnoyer Bouquets in Urns:                  Image: 15 x 17"

At the time of its original publication

Deer Monstrou's houndred leaved Rose Rabel's Theatrum FloraeBUFFON'S DES ANIMAUX In the Age of Science, no artist capitalized on the trend of linking man and nature better than George Luis Leclerc Buffon (1749 1804). His largest body of work Histoire Naturelle placed animals and beasts against backdrops of civilization. Each creature has an almost human expression. Deer: Image: 7 x 9" Paper: 12. 5 x 15"