Georg Dionysius Ehret Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Georg Dionysius Ehret Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 05, 2025
Georg Dionysius Ehret Original Watercolor, American Cotton / Georgia Green Seed Cotton
Est: $70,000 - $100,000
EHRET, Georg Dionysius (German, 1708-1770). [American Cotton / Georgia Green Seed Cotton] Xylon Americanum praestantis linum femine virescente. Lioen. Watercolor on vellum. Signed lower right: "G.D. Ehret pinxt". 17 1/2" x 11" vellum. The importance of this image and the history of cotton in the Americas cannot be understated. It may well be one of the earliest images of American cotton. The Most Desirable European Natural History Artist during the Age of Enlightenment Philip Miller describes five species of Cotton (Xylon) in his The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit and Flower Garden, as Also the Physick Garden, Wilderness, Conservatory, and Vineyard, Volume 2, 1735. Stating of the Xylon Americanum praestantis linum femine virescente variety, The most excellent American cotton, with a greenish seed. The source of information was Tournefort via brothers Lignon who provided information on the botany of American islands and were apparently the original authors of the expression the very excellent American cotton with green seeds. Miller continued to transcribe, the information furnished by the Lignons through the succeeding editions of the Dictionary down to the 6th (1752) where he made changes. Millers additional and more precise information regarding the plant was not likely to have been seen by Linnaeus in time for incorporation in the first edition of the Species Plantarum (1753), and in consequence G. hirsutum, Linn, was not published botanically until the second edition of the Species Plantarum (1763). Miller corresponded at home and abroad with botanists, gardeners, and landowners. He introduced several rare and new species of plants through seed and plant exchange, instead of travel to foreign countries. He regularly received plants and seeds from America for the garden, particularly through his correspondence with John Bartram of Philadelphia, and exotics from such locations as the Cape of Good Hope, the Indies, and the Far East. Miller carefully imitated native conditions for the healthy growth of these new species at the garden, and his methods were reproduced in his books. In 1732 Miller sent a package of the seeds of Xylon or Gossypium (cotton) species from the West Indies to improve the stock in the colony of Georgia, which would activate the south as the major player in the cotton industry. Urging that it is well worthy the attention of the inhabitants of the British Colonies in America to cultivate and improve this sort. Miller makes special mention of the wool of this species adhering firmly to the seeds, hence necessitating special gins. It was this difficulty that was finally overcome by Whitney in 1793, by the invention of the saw-gin. But to the frequent discussion of the firmly attached floss is due very possibly the error committed and perpetuated by several subsequent authors of describing the seeds as adhering together. However difficult it was to harvest, the stock was superior to any cotton previously grown. That hint was apparently acted upon, for by 1786 the green-seeded cotton had become the sort chiefly grown in America. Philip Millers friend and Ehrets patron Peter Collinson had a specific interest in the growth of new commercial products in the colonies. Like Miller, he encourages colonists to grow cotton, hemp, and silk. This support of drapery material was not accidental. While Collinson was a prominent horticulturist, his trade was cloth. His customers were often wealthy landowners who, along with their ostentatious displays of wealth by dress, also sought to show their wealth through exotic plants which they grew in hothouses. Collinson grew these relationships in the colonies and too, befriending John Bartram and Benjamin Franklin. Because Collinson was tied into both worlds, he became a conduit between the colonies and these wealthy landowners often by way of seeds procured from his friends directly or by way of Miller. Collinson introduced Ehret to some of his first patrons including Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (1715-1785), Duchess of Portland.
Arader Galleries
Apr. 05, 2025
Georg Dionysius Ehret Original Watercolor, The Red Plumeria or Red-Jasmine Tree
Est: $30,000 - $35,000
EHRET, Georg Dionysius (German, 1708-1770). [The Red Plumeria or Red-Jasmine Tree] Plumeria flore roseo odoratissimo. Inft. R.H. Watercolor on vellum. Signed lower right: "G. D. Ehret pinxt / 1747". 17 1/8" x 11 5/8" sheet. The Most Desirable European Natural History Artist during the Age of Enlightenment Philip Miller indicated in his description of four types of Plumeria The Gardener and Botanists Dictionary: Containing the Best and Newest Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit and Flower Garden, 1759 According to Linnaeus it is a native of Surinam. In the Kew catalogue, and by Mr. Curtis, it is set down as native of Jamaica. Browne does not give it as indigenous to that island. Miller says it grows naturally in the Spanish West Indies, where it is cultivated in gardens of ornament. Jacquin confirms this, saying it seems to have been transferred in the Caribbean Islands from the American continent. Jacquins text also notes that American women used this plant to adorn their hair. A version of this plant is illustrated in Plantae Selectae Tab XLI.
Arader Galleries
Apr. 05, 2025
Georg Dionysius Ehret Original Watercolor, Tulip Study
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
EHRET, Georg Dionysius (German, 1708-1770). Tulip Study. Watercolor on vellum. Inscribed lower right: "GD Ehret Pinxt". 19 1/2" x 13 1/4" vellum. The Most Desirable European Natural History Artist during the Age of Enlightenment This stunning composition of tulips by Georg Ehret is likely an early work by the artist, based on its subject matter and the use of a thick, gold-painted frame border that was historically employed for works created for the court. Ehret began his career as a gardeners apprentice and eventually became the chief gardener for the Elector of Heidelberg and Karl William, the Margrave of Baden. Karl William was a passionate collector of flowers, which he cultivated in the palace gardens at Karlsburg Castle in Durlach. A catalog from 1713 lists 2,121 varieties of flowers, with tulips making up a significant portion1,163 varieties. He sourced many of his flowers from Holland and made trips there in 1711, 1723, and 1729. He often worked in the gardens himself and required his gardeners to report regularly on the growth and health of the plants. Although Ehret was trained as a gardener, he eventually became a painter of flowers. He began his artistic journey by assisting the botanical watercolorist August Wilhelm Sievert in preparing paints, which inspired him to create his own plant portraits that he presented to his employer. The Margrave meticulously documented the plant varieties in his Botanical Garden, and the most famous watercolors were compiled into what are known as tulip books. Tragically, only two volumes survived a fire at the Baden State Library in September 1942, caused by phosphorus bombs during a World War II air raid, which destroyed most of the scientific collection. This is a rare and likely early work by this esteemed eighteenth-century botanical artist.
Arader Galleries
Mar. 22, 2025
Christoph Jakob Trew (German, 1695-1769) and Georg Dionysius Ehret (German 1708-1770), "Magnolia Maxime Flore", pl. XXXIII, from Plantae Selectae.... 1st edition (1750-1773), Sheet- H.- 20 1/2 in., W.-14 1/8 in., Framed-
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Christoph Jakob Trew (German, 1695-1769) and Georg Dionysius Ehret (German 1708-1770), "Magnolia Maxime Flore", pl. XXXIII, from Plantae Selectae.... 1st edition (1750-1773), hand-colored engraving on laid paper, published Nuremburg, "Henson McAlister, Fort Worth" framer's label on frame backing, float-mounted in a wood frame with a linen mat under plexiglass; accompanied with copy of 1999 Black Dog Gallery sales receipt,
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Mar. 21, 2025
Christoph Jakob Trew (German, 1695-1769) and Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708-1770), "Cover Page (1754)" and "Ficus Carica," pl. XXXIII, from Plantae Selectae... (1750-1773), Each- Sheet- H.- 20 7/8 in., W.-14 1/8 in.
Est: $400 - $700
Christoph Jakob Trew (German, 1695-1769) and Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708-1770), "Cover Page (1754)" and "Ficus Carica," pl. XXXIII, from Plantae Selectae... (1750-1773), two hand-colored engravings on laid paper, published Nuremburg, J.J. Haid, the first unframed, shrink-wrapped on board; the second with "W. Graham Arader III Gallery" framer's label on frame backing, float-mounted in a wood frame with plexiglass,
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Mar. 18, 2025
Georg Dionysius Ehret - Flower Books and Paintings from the Plesch Botanical Foundation - 1958 Lithograph 25.5" x 18.25"
Est: $50 - $75
"Flower Books and Paintings from the Plesch Botanical Foundation" by Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1958 Unsigned Lithograph. Paper size is 25.5 x 18.25 inches, with an image size of 16.5 x 12.5 inches. The Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling. Additional details: Original lithograph exhibition poster for the exhibition 'Flower Books and Paintings from the Plesch Botanical Foundation' held at Galerie Des Ponchettes-Nice in 1958. Printed by Mourlot-Paris.
DUMBO Auctions
Feb. 01, 2025
Georg Dionysius Ehret Signed Watercolor, Azela
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
EHRET, Georg Dionysius (German, 1708-1770). Azalea ramis infra flores foliosis Gron Virg. Watercolor on vellum. Signed and dated lower right: “G. D. Ehret. pinxit. 1761”. 18 x 13 1/4" vellum, 26 1/4" x 21 1/2" framed. These subtly splendid watercolors are by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770), arguably the finest flower painter of eighteenth-century Europe. Ehret’s work stands as a preeminent accomplishment of European botanical art, and the reasons for this acclaim are immediately evident in the virtuoso draftsmanship and fine, nuanced coloring of these works. Born in Heidelburg to a market gardener, Ehret began his working life as a gardener’s apprentice, eventually becoming a chief gardener for the Elector of Heidelburg and the Margrave of Baden, whose prize tulips, and hyacinths he painted. Ehret soon moved on to several cities across Europe, collecting eminent friends and important patrons as he traveled. His list of benefactors included the most brilliant and celebrated natural history enthusiasts of his day, among whom was Dr. Christopher Trew, a wealthy Nuremberg physician who became his lifelong patron, friend, and collaborator. From 1750 until Ehret’s death in 1770, he and Trew collaborated on the publication of the important illustrated volumes Plantae Selectae and Hortus Nitidissimus, both of which added to the rising acclaim for the artist’s considerable talents as a botanical painter. Also, Ehret’s admirers were the Parisian naturalist Bernard de Jussieu and the great Swedish naturalist Linnaeus, and Ehret’s illustrations are some of the first works to reflect the Linnaean system of classification. Ehret was one of the first artists to focus on exotic species from across the Atlantic, and his draftsmanship was so fine that his friend and colleague, the great artist/naturalist Mark Catesby, used at least three of the German painter’s botanical illustrations for his seminal Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. Today, Ehret’s images are widely considered the most desirable to emerge from that monumental publication, and he collaborated with Catesby in other ways, too, in the compilation of the Natural History, offering advice or adding significant elements to Catesby’s initial compositions. Catesby was influenced greatly by Ehret’s accomplished style, especially in the representation of three-dimensionality, but the older artist was never able to attain the same high level of meticulous realism and vitality. Ehret, in turn, drew on a few Catesby’s discoveries and observations in his own work. Unlike Catesby, Ehret was never able to travel to America but became fascinated with examples of New World flora that he saw in English natural history collections, such as that of Peter Collinson, a friend, and patron of both artists. Painted just at the time of the publication of Catesby’s Natural History, these watercolors are spectacular early representations of American flora. In England, where he eventually settled, Ehret became the only foreigner to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Though Ehret’s work is best known through printed illustrations done in collaboration with Trew, even his impressive engravings cannot compare with the vibrancy, color, and detail of the original paintings. Only in his remarkably sensuous and accurate watercolors is the full extent of his mastery and sensitivity clear. Ehret’s delicate modulations of tone and shadow bring vitality to these exquisite original watercolors, belying their ostensibly documentary purpose. His distinctive style transcends scientific illustration, achieving a level of beauty that has rarely been equaled in the history of botanical art.
Arader Galleries
Feb. 01, 2025
Georg Dionysius Ehret Signed Watercolor, Rudbeckia or Coneflowers
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
EHRET, Georg Dionysius (German, 1708-1770). Rudbeckia folis indivifis spatulate ovatis omagi matis (Coneflowers or Black-eyed-susans). Watercolor on vellum. Signed and dated lower right: G.D. Ehret pinxit/ 1762. 18 1/2" x 13 1/8" vellum, 30 1/2" x 24 1/2" framed. These subtly splendid watercolors are by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770), arguably the finest flower painter of eighteenth-century Europe. Ehret’s work stands as a preeminent accomplishment of European botanical art, and the reasons for this acclaim are immediately evident in the virtuoso draftsmanship and fine, nuanced coloring of these works. Born in Heidelburg to a market gardener, Ehret began his working life as a gardener’s apprentice, eventually becoming a chief gardener for the Elector of Heidelburg and the Margrave of Baden, whose prize tulips, and hyacinths he painted. Ehret soon moved on to several cities across Europe, collecting eminent friends and important patrons as he traveled. His list of benefactors included the most brilliant and celebrated natural history enthusiasts of his day, among whom was Dr. Christopher Trew, a wealthy Nuremberg physician who became his lifelong patron, friend, and collaborator. From 1750 until Ehret’s death in 1770, he and Trew collaborated on the publication of the important illustrated volumes Plantae Selectae and Hortus Nitidissimus, both of which added to the rising acclaim for the artist’s considerable talents as a botanical painter. Also, Ehret’s admirers were the Parisian naturalist Bernard de Jussieu and the great Swedish naturalist Linnaeus, and Ehret’s illustrations are some of the first works to reflect the Linnaean system of classification. Ehret was one of the first artists to focus on exotic species from across the Atlantic, and his draftsmanship was so fine that his friend and colleague, the great artist/naturalist Mark Catesby, used at least three of the German painter’s botanical illustrations for his seminal Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. Today, Ehret’s images are widely considered the most desirable to emerge from that monumental publication, and he collaborated with Catesby in other ways, too, in the compilation of the Natural History, offering advice or adding significant elements to Catesby’s initial compositions. Catesby was influenced greatly by Ehret’s accomplished style, especially in the representation of three-dimensionality, but the older artist was never able to attain the same high level of meticulous realism and vitality. Ehret, in turn, drew on a few Catesby’s discoveries and observations in his own work. Unlike Catesby, Ehret was never able to travel to America but became fascinated with examples of New World flora that he saw in English natural history collections, such as that of Peter Collinson, a friend, and patron of both artists. Painted just at the time of the publication of Catesby’s Natural History, these watercolors are spectacular early representations of American flora. In England, where he eventually settled, Ehret became the only foreigner to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Though Ehret’s work is best known through printed illustrations done in collaboration with Trew, even his impressive engravings cannot compare with the vibrancy, color, and detail of the original paintings. Only in his remarkably sensuous and accurate watercolors is the full extent of his mastery and sensitivity clear. Ehret’s delicate modulations of tone and shadow bring vitality to these exquisite original watercolors, belying their ostensibly documentary purpose. His distinctive style transcends scientific illustration, achieving a level of beauty that has rarely been equaled in the history of botanical art.
Arader Galleries
Nov. 26, 2024
Georg Dionysius Ehret, Lilio-Narcissus indicus saturato colore purpurascens. Moris. Hist. 1742-1744 ca.
Est: €1,200 - €2,400
Pennello e acquerello a colori. Carta vergellata con filigrana "IHS I Villedary". mm 512x364. Firmato in basso a destra "G. D. Ehret pinx.". Georg Ehret viene considerato uno dei migliori artisti botanici del suo tempo, se non il migliore. Deve la sua fama alla collaborazione, iniziata nel 1736, con Carlo Linneo al tempo in cui Linneo stava sviluppando il suo lavoro sulla classificazione e sulla denominazione binomiale. Con Linneo lavorò alla realizzazione delle tavole dell'Hortus Cliffortianus, su commissione di George Clifford, banchiere e appassionato di botanica. Intorno al 1740 si stabilì in Inghilterra, dove trascorse il resto della sua vita. Si devono a Ehret le illustrazioni di molte delle piante spettacolari ai Royal Botanical Gardens di Kew. Nel 1757 divenne membro della Royal Society.
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Nov. 26, 2024
Georg Dionysius Ehret, Ananas folio vix ferrato. Boehr. Ind. Alt. 1744.
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
Pennello e acquerello a colori. Carta vergellata con contromarca "IV" (Jean Villedary). mm 512x364. Firmato e datato in basso a destra "G. D. Ehret pinx.t / 1744". Georg Ehret viene considerato uno dei migliori artisti botanici del suo tempo, se non il migliore. Deve la sua fama alla collaborazione, iniziata nel 1736, con Carlo Linneo al tempo in cui Linneo stava sviluppando il suo lavoro sulla classificazione e sulla denominazione binomiale. Con Linneo lavorò alla realizzazione delle tavole dell'Hortus Cliffortianus, su commissione di George Clifford, banchiere e appassionato di botanica. Intorno al 1740 si stabilì in Inghilterra, dove trascorse il resto della sua vita. Si devono a Ehret le illustrazioni di molte delle piante spettacolari ai Royal Botanical Gardens di Kew. Nel 1757 divenne membro della Royal Society.
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Nov. 26, 2024
Georg Dionysius Ehret, Leonurus Canadensii Origani folio. 1742-1744 ca.
Est: €800 - €1,600
Pennello e acquerello a colori. Carta vergellata con filigrana "Giglio di Strasburgo su lettere LVC". mm 432x304. La tavola non è firmata ma, per condotta grafica e omogeneità della carta con le prove firmate e datate, è da assegnare ugualmente a Georg Ehret. Il disegno e la coloritura sembrano da completare, si veda per confronto l'esemplare portato a termine conservato al Victoria & Albert Museum (inv. D.588-1886).
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Nov. 26, 2024
Georg Dionysius Ehret, Tulipa XIX 'Admirable'. 1742-1744 ca.
Est: €800 - €1,600
Pennello e acquerello a colori. Carta vergellata con filigrana "IHS I Villedary". mm 510x363. La tavola non è firmata ma, per condotta grafica e omogeneità della carta con le prove firmate e datate, è da assegnare ugualmente a Georg Ehret.
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Nov. 26, 2024
Georg Dionysius Ehret, Tulipa XIX 'Admirable'. 1742-1744 ca.
Est: €800 - €1,600
Pennello e acquerello a colori. Carta vergellata con filigrana "Giglio di Strasburgo su lettere LVC". mm 438x324. La tavola non è firmata ma, per condotta grafica e omogeneità della carta con le prove firmate e datate, è da assegnare ugualmente a Georg Ehret.
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Nov. 26, 2024
Georg Dionysius Ehret, Tsabekki, frutex floreroseo, fructu pyriformi tricocco. Kempfor. amoen. exet. p. 850. 1742-1744 ca.
Est: €800 - €1,600
Pennello e acquerello a colori. Carta vergellata con filigrana "Giglio di Strasburgo su croce". mm 512x362. La tavola non è firmata ma, per condotta grafica e omogeneità della carta con le prove firmate e datate, è da assegnare ugualmente a Georg Ehret.
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Nov. 26, 2024
Georg Dionysius Ehret, Lilio-Narcissus Jacobaeus flore sanguineo nutante. Dill. 1742.
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
Pennello e acquerello a colori. Carta vergellata con filigrana "Giglio di Strasburgo su lettere LVC". mm 484x363. Firmato e datato in basso a destra "G. D. Ehret pinx. / 1742". Georg Ehret viene considerato uno dei migliori artisti botanici del suo tempo, se non il migliore. Deve la sua fama alla collaborazione, iniziata nel 1736, con Carlo Linneo al tempo in cui Linneo stava sviluppando il suo lavoro sulla classificazione e sulla denominazione binomiale. Con Linneo lavorò alla realizzazione delle tavole dell'Hortus Cliffortianus, su commissione di George Clifford, banchiere e appassionato di botanica. Intorno al 1740 si stabilì in Inghilterra, dove trascorse il resto della sua vita. Si devono a Ehret le illustrazioni di molte delle piante spettacolari ai Royal Botanical Gardens di Kew. Nel 1757 divenne membro della Royal Society.
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Nov. 24, 2024
GEORGE EHRET ANTIQUE WATERCOLOR ROSE PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Georg Dionysius Ehret 1708 to 1770, watercolor on paper painting of a Rose flower, framed. On the back side there is a label that reads: Georg Dionysius Ehret German botanist and entomologist 1708 to 1770. Arguably the finest flower painter of 18th century Europe, Ehrets work stands as a preeminent accomplishment of European botanical art, and the reasons for this acclaim are immediately evident in the virtuoso draftsmanship and fine, nuanced coloring of these works. Only in his remarkably sensuous and accurate watercolors is the full extent of his mastery and sensitivity clear. Ehrets delicate modulations of tone and shadow bring a vitality to these exquisite original watercolors, belying their ostensibly documentary purpose. His distinctive style transcends scientific illustration, achieving a level of beauty that has rarely been equaled in the history of botanical art. Graphic Art Paintings, and Wall Decor Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
Oct. 12, 2024
Trew & Ehret - Lily
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
This elegant folio, botanical engraving is from Christoph Jakob Trew’s work Plantae Selectae. The work was published in Nuremberg between 1750 and 1773. Georg Dionysius Ehret was the artist for the work and was considered one of the most influential artists in the world of botanical illustration. Ehret’s plates are both remarkable and scientifically accurate. The original hand-coloring was completed by J. J. Haid. Plantae Selectae is one of the greatest of all eighteenth-century botanical books, drawn by the greatest of eighteenth-century botanical artists, George Dionysius Ehret. Linnaeus, wrote to Trew, in Latin, that "The miracles of our century in the natural sciences are your work of Ehret's plants...nothing to equal them was seen in the past or will be in the future." Christoph Jakob Trew, a physician and botanist, had for a number of years been an admirer of Ehret's work. Ehret, a brilliant botanical artist, was unrivalled in his ability to "achieve realism, majesty, ineffable colour, all in one breathtaking look." (Hunt) Born in Heidelberg in 1710, he originally worked as a gardener and practised drawing in his spare time. His artistic abilities led him to the service of a Regensburg banker named Leskenkohl, and it was during this period that Trew met Ehret. Trew was to remain a friend and patron of Ehret's throughout his life, and by 1742, the germ of what was to become the present publication was already under discussion when Trew wrote to Christian Thran in Carlsruhe "Every year I receive some beautifully painted exotic plants [by Ehret] and have already more than one hundred of them...." Ehret moved to London in the late 1730s, where he painted the recently introduced exotics at the Chelsea Physic Garden and established himself as a teacher of flower-painting and botany. Discussions about the projected work continued by letter until 1748, when Johann Jacob Haid from Augsburg agreed to produce the engravings from Ehret's drawings.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Sep. 28, 2024
Trew & Ehret - 3 Banana Engravings
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
This elegant folio, botanical engraving is from Christoph Jakob Trew’s work Plantae Selectae. The work was published in Nuremberg between 1750 and 1773. Georg Dionysius Ehret was the artist for the work and was considered one of the most influential artists in the world of botanical illustration. Ehret’s plates are both remarkable and scientifically accurate. The original hand-coloring was completed by J. J. Haid. Plantae Selectae is one of the greatest of all eighteenth-century botanical books, drawn by the greatest of eighteenth-century botanical artists, George Dionysius Ehret. Linnaeus, wrote to Trew, in Latin, that "The miracles of our century in the natural sciences are your work of Ehret's plants...nothing to equal them was seen in the past or will be in the future." Christoph Jakob Trew, a physician and botanist, had for a number of years been an admirer of Ehret's work. Ehret, a brilliant botanical artist, was unrivalled in his ability to "achieve realism, majesty, ineffable colour, all in one breathtaking look." (Hunt) Born in Heidelberg in 1710, he originally worked as a gardener and practised drawing in his spare time. His artistic abilities led him to the service of a Regensburg banker named Leskenkohl, and it was during this period that Trew met Ehret. Trew was to remain a friend and patron of Ehret's throughout his life, and by 1742, the germ of what was to become the present publication was already under discussion when Trew wrote to Christian Thran in Carlsruhe "Every year I receive some beautifully painted exotic plants [by Ehret] and have already more than one hundred of them...." Ehret moved to London in the late 1730s, where he painted the recently introduced exotics at the Chelsea Physic Garden and established himself as a teacher of flower-painting and botany. Discussions about the projected work continued by letter until 1748, when Johann Jacob Haid from Augsburg agreed to produce the engravings from Ehret's drawings.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Sep. 28, 2024
Trew & Ehret - Pair of Botanical Engravings
Est: $500 - $1,000
Included in this lot: Red Buckeye or Firecracker Plant Meadia Description of the work: This elegant folio, botanical engraving is from Christoph Jakob Trew’s work Plantae Selectae. The work was published in Nuremberg between 1750 and 1773. Georg Dionysius Ehret was the artist for the work and was considered one of the most influential artists in the world of botanical illustration. Ehret’s plates are both remarkable and scientifically accurate. The original hand-coloring was completed by J. J. Haid. Plantae Selectae is one of the greatest of all eighteenth-century botanical books, drawn by the greatest of eighteenth-century botanical artists, George Dionysius Ehret. Linnaeus, wrote to Trew, in Latin, that "The miracles of our century in the natural sciences are your work of Ehret's plants...nothing to equal them was seen in the past or will be in the future." Christoph Jakob Trew, a physician and botanist, had for a number of years been an admirer of Ehret's work. Ehret, a brilliant botanical artist, was unrivalled in his ability to "achieve realism, majesty, ineffable colour, all in one breathtaking look." (Hunt) Born in Heidelberg in 1710, he originally worked as a gardener and practised drawing in his spare time. His artistic abilities led him to the service of a Regensburg banker named Leskenkohl, and it was during this period that Trew met Ehret. Trew was to remain a friend and patron of Ehret's throughout his life, and by 1742, the germ of what was to become the present publication was already under discussion when Trew wrote to Christian Thran in Carlsruhe "Every year I receive some beautifully painted exotic plants [by Ehret] and have already more than one hundred of them...." Ehret moved to London in the late 1730s, where he painted the recently introduced exotics at the Chelsea Physic Garden and established himself as a teacher of flower-painting and botany. Discussions about the projected work continued by letter until 1748, when Johann Jacob Haid from Augsburg agreed to produce the engravings from Ehret's drawings.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Sep. 28, 2024
Trew & Ehret - Coral Tree
Est: $300 - $600
This elegant folio, botanical engraving is from Christoph Jakob Trew’s work Plantae Selectae. The work was published in Nuremberg between 1750 and 1773. Georg Dionysius Ehret was the artist for the work and was considered one of the most influential artists in the world of botanical illustration. Ehret’s plates are both remarkable and scientifically accurate. The original hand-coloring was completed by J. J. Haid. Plantae Selectae is one of the greatest of all eighteenth-century botanical books, drawn by the greatest of eighteenth-century botanical artists, George Dionysius Ehret. Linnaeus, wrote to Trew, in Latin, that "The miracles of our century in the natural sciences are your work of Ehret's plants...nothing to equal them was seen in the past or will be in the future." Christoph Jakob Trew, a physician and botanist, had for a number of years been an admirer of Ehret's work. Ehret, a brilliant botanical artist, was unrivalled in his ability to "achieve realism, majesty, ineffable colour, all in one breathtaking look." (Hunt) Born in Heidelberg in 1710, he originally worked as a gardener and practised drawing in his spare time. His artistic abilities led him to the service of a Regensburg banker named Leskenkohl, and it was during this period that Trew met Ehret. Trew was to remain a friend and patron of Ehret's throughout his life, and by 1742, the germ of what was to become the present publication was already under discussion when Trew wrote to Christian Thran in Carlsruhe "Every year I receive some beautifully painted exotic plants [by Ehret] and have already more than one hundred of them...." Ehret moved to London in the late 1730s, where he painted the recently introduced exotics at the Chelsea Physic Garden and established himself as a teacher of flower-painting and botany. Discussions about the projected work continued by letter until 1748, when Johann Jacob Haid from Augsburg agreed to produce the engravings from Ehret's drawings.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Sep. 26, 2024
Ehret, Georg Dionysius
Est: €2,600 - €4,000
(1708 Heidelberg - Chelsea 1770). "Granadilla fructu Citriformi, foliis oblongis. Tourn." (Passionsblume). Aquarell mit Gouache auf feinem Bütten. E. sign. "G. D. Ehret p(inxit)", nicht dat. (um 1745). Ca. 32,5 x 22 cm (Blattgr.: 52,2 x 36,2 cm). Ehret, von Beruf Gärtner, war ein berühmter deutscher Pflanzenmaler und Botaniker, der vor allem Illustrationen für Christoph Jacob Trew für dessen Werke Hortus nitidissimus (1750-1786) und Plantae selectae (1750-1773) sowie, ohne Namensnennung, für Johann Wilhelm Weinmann für seine Phytanthoza iconographia (1734-1745) schuf. Seit 1736 arbeitete er auch mit Carl von Linné zusammen. - Winziges Wurmloch im Oberrand, leichte Knickspuren, etw. fleckig und gebräunt. - Sehr dekorativ. R
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Jun. 29, 2024
GEORGE EHRET ANTIQUE WATERCOLOR ROSE PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Georg Dionysius Ehret 1708 to 1770, watercolor on paper painting of a Rose flower, framed. On the back side there is a label that reads: Georg Dionysius Ehret German botanist and entomologist 1708 to 1770. Arguably the finest flower painter of 18th century Europe, Ehrets work stands as a preeminent accomplishment of European botanical art, and the reasons for this acclaim are immediately evident in the virtuoso draftsmanship and fine, nuanced coloring of these works. Only in his remarkably sensuous and accurate watercolors is the full extent of his mastery and sensitivity clear. Ehrets delicate modulations of tone and shadow bring a vitality to these exquisite original watercolors, belying their ostensibly documentary purpose. His distinctive style transcends scientific illustration, achieving a level of beauty that has rarely been equaled in the history of botanical art. Graphic Art Paintings, and Wall Decor Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
Jun. 08, 2024
Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770) German, Print
Est: $100 - $200
Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770) German, Archival Print. Depicts Musae (Bananas). Size: 24 x 17 in. Georg Dionysius Ehret was a German botanist and entomologist known for his botanical illustrations. #1955 Location Box 11
Sarasota Estate Auction
Jun. 08, 2024
Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770) German, Print
Est: $100 - $200
Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770) German, Archival Print Depicts Musae (Bananas). Tab XIX along top. Size: 24 x 18 in. Georg Dionysius Ehret was a German botanist and entomologist known for his botanical illustrations. #1954 Location Box 11
Sarasota Estate Auction
Jun. 07, 2024
Ehret, Georg Dionysius (Heidelberg 1708-1770 Chelsea),
Est: €800 - €1,200
"Granadilla fructu Citriformi, foliis oblongis. Tourn." (Passionsblume). Aquarell mit Gouache auf feinem Bütten. E. sign. "G. D. Ehret p(inxit)", nicht dat. (um 1745). Ca. 32,5 x 22 cm (Blattgr.: 52,2 x 36,2 cm). (38) - Ehret, von Beruf Gärtner, war ein berühmter deutscher Pflanzenmaler und Botaniker, der vor allem Illustrationen für Christoph Jacob Trew für dessen Werke Hortus nitidissimus (1750-1786) und Plantae selectae (1750-1773) sowie, ohne Namensnennung, für Johann Wilhelm Weinmann für seine Phytanthoza iconographia (1734-1745) schuf. Seit 1736 arbeitete er auch mit Carl von Linné zusammen.
Zisska & Lacher
Feb. 24, 2024
EHRET, GEORG DIONYSIUS (1708 HEIDELBERG - 1770 CHELSEA). 2 BOTANISCHE ILLUSTRATIONEN "HVRA" UND "...
Est: -
EHRET, Georg Dionysius(1708 Heidelberg - 1770 Chelsea) 2 botanische Illustrationen "Hvra" und "Magnoliae" 2 kolorierte Kupferstiche, teils mit Goldhöhung. Druckplatte je 42,5 x 28,5 cm, Blatt je: 51,5 x 35,5 cm. Tafel XXXIV "Hvra Linn. Hort. Cliff. P.486. tab.34" | Tafel XXXV "Fig. 1. Hvrae floris fructusque partes"und "Magnoliae Tab. XXXIII floris fructusque partes" (auf einem Blatt) mit Tuschbezeichnung in Griechisch von alter Hand, gestochen von Johannes Jacob Haid; aus Christoph Jacob Trews "Plantae selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini, in hortis curiosorum nutrita", 1750 - 1773 . Je etwas fleckig und griffspurig. Aufrufzeit 24. | Feb 2024 | voraussichtlich 10:42 Uhr (CET) EHRET, Georg Dionysius(1708 Heidelberg - 1770 Chelsea) 2 botanical illustrations "Hvra" and "Magnoliae" 2 colored copper engravings, partly with gold heightening. Printing plate 42.5 x 28.5 cm each, sheet 51.5 x 35.5 cm each. Plate XXXIV "Hvra Linn. Hort. Cliff. P.486. tab.34" | Plate XXXV "Fig. 1. Hvrae floris fructusque partes "and "Magnoliae Tab. XXXIII floris fructusque partes" (on one sheet) with ink inscription in Greek by an old hand, engraved by Johannes Jacob Haid; from Christoph Jacob Trew's "Plantae selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini, in hortis curiosorum nutrita", 1750 - 1773 . Some spotting and handling marks. Aufrufzeit 24. | Feb 2024 | probably 10:42 am (CET) *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Auktionshaus Wendl
Feb. 24, 2024
EHRET, GEORG DIONYSIUS (1708 HEIDELBERG - 1770 CHELSEA). BOTANISCHE ILLUSTRATION "PAVIA".
Est: -
EHRET, Georg Dionysius(1708 Heidelberg - 1770 Chelsea) Botanische Illustration "Pavia" Kolorierter Kupferstich auf Bütten, teils mit Goldhöhung. Druckplatte: 42 x 27,5 cm, Blatt: 51,5 x 35 cm. Tafel XV "Pavia" mit Tuschbezeichnung in Griechisch von alter Hand, gestochen von Johannes Jacob Haid; aus Christoph Jacob Trews "Plantae selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini, in hortis curiosorum nutrita", 1750 - 1773 . Etwas fleckig. Aufrufzeit 24. | Feb 2024 | voraussichtlich 10:40 Uhr (CET) EHRET, Georg Dionysius(1708 Heidelberg - 1770 Chelsea) Botanical illustration "Pavia" Colored copperplate engraving on laid paper, partly with gold heightening. Printing plate: 42 x 27.5 cm, sheet: 51.5 x 35 cm. Plate XV "Pavia" with ink inscription in Greek by an old hand, engraved by Johannes Jacob Haid; from Christoph Jacob Trew's "Plantae selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini, in hortis curiosorum nutrita", 1750 - 1773 . Some staining. Aufrufzeit 24. | Feb 2024 | probably 10:40 am (CET) *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Auktionshaus Wendl
Feb. 24, 2024
EHRET, GEORG DIONYSIUS (1708 HEIDELBERG - 1770 CHELSEA). BOTANISCHE ILLUSTRATION "LIRIODENDRVM".
Est: -
EHRET, Georg Dionysius(1708 Heidelberg - 1770 Chelsea) Botanische Illustration "Liriodendrvm" Kolorierter Kupferstich auf Bütten, teils mit Goldhöhung. Druckplatte: 42,5 x 28 cm, Blatt: 51,5 x 35 cm. Tafel X "Liriodendrvm foliis angulris truncatis" mit Tuschbezeichnung in Griechisch von alter Hand, gestochen von Johannes Jacob Haid; aus Christoph Jacob Trews "Plantae selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini, in hortis curiosorum nutrita", 1750 - 1773 . Etwas fleckig und stockfleckig. Aufrufzeit 24. | Feb 2024 | voraussichtlich 10:40 Uhr (CET) EHRET, Georg Dionysius(1708 Heidelberg - 1770 Chelsea) Botanical illustration "Liriodendrvm" Colored copperplate engraving on laid paper, partly with gold heightening. Printing plate: 42.5 x 28 cm, sheet: 51.5 x 35 cm. Plate X "Liriodendrvm foliis angulris truncatis" with ink inscription in Greek by an old hand, engraved by Johannes Jacob Haid; from Christoph Jacob Trew's "Plantae selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini, in hortis curiosorum nutrita", 1750 - 1773 . Some staining and foxing. Aufrufzeit 24. | Feb 2024 | probably 10:40 am (CET) *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Auktionshaus Wendl
Dec. 08, 2023
Georg Dyonysius Ehret (German/British 1708-1770), Opuntia, Folio Oblongo Media Tourn (Prickly Pear Cactus), Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on paper, Sight size: 20-1/2 x 14-1/2 in
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Georg Dyonysius Ehret (German/British, 1708-1770) Opuntia, Folio Oblongo Media Tourn (Prickly Pear Cactus) Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on paper; apparently in good condition. Framed.* Signed G. D. Ehret. P. l.r.
Weschler's
Oct. 03, 2023
Georg Dionysius Ehret - Flower Books and Paintings from the Plesch Botanical Foundation - 1958 Lithograph 25.5" x 18.25"
Est: $60 - $90
"Flower Books and Paintings from the Plesch Botanical Foundation" by Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1958 Unsigned Lithograph. Paper size is 25.5 x 18.25 inches, with an image size of 16.5 x 12.5 inches. The Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling. Additional details: Original lithograph exhibition poster for the exhibition 'Flower Books and Paintings from the Plesch Botanical Foundation' held at Galerie Des Ponchettes-Nice in 1958. Printed by Mourlot-Paris.
DUMBO Auctions
May. 12, 2023
ENGRAVING FROM THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BARBADOS BY GEORG DIONYSIUS EHRET (GERMAN)
Est: -
Fish plate 28 page 306 Natural History of Barbados 1750 hand colored copper plate engraving Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1710-1770) George Bickham (1706-1771) to the honorable Henry Pelham 7.5 x 11.5 inches (plate) 9 x 14.25 inches (paper) unframed Overall good condition. Minor spot stains to paper with age.
Lewis & Grant Auctions
Apr. 15, 2023
Hughes & Ehret - 7 Botanical Engravings
Est: $400 - $800
This beautiful folio, botanical engraving is from Georg Ehret & Griffith Hughes's work The Natural History of Barbados. The work was printed in London in 1750. Hunt praises the work: "This book is one to place beside Catesby's Natural History" and it is often seen as a companion to Sloane's Jamaica. Each plate features a crest with a dedication to a nobleman and natural flora or fauna of the island of Barbados. The engravings are after original drawings by Georg Dionysius Ehret, who was arguably one of the greatest botanical artists of the 18th century. Ehret, a brilliant botanical artist, was unrivalled in his ability to "achieve realism, majesty, ineffable colour, all in one breathtaking look." (Hunt) Born in Heidelberg in 1710, he originally worked as a gardener and practised drawing in his spare time. Ehret moved to London in the late 1730s, where he painted the recently introduced exotics at the Chelsea Physic Garden and established himself as a teacher of flower-painting and botany. Griffith Hughes was a reverend, naturalist, and author. He was the first to describe the grapefruit (or Forbidden Fruit) which appeared in this work. The Natural History of Barbados was the first publication of scientific research conducted on location. "This grows to be a considerably large straggling tree, cloathed with many leaves generally set in groups on the blunt extremities of the branches" (Griffith Hughes The Natural History of Barbados, London, 1750, p.189).
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Apr. 04, 2023
Georg Dionysius Ehret - Flower Books and Paintings from the Plesch Botanical Foundation - 1958 Lithograph 25.5" x 18.25"
Est: $625 - $775
"Flower Books and Paintings from the Plesch Botanical Foundation" by Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1958 Unsigned Lithograph. Paper size is 25.5 x 18.25 inches, with an image size of 16.5 x 12.5 inches. The Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling. Additional details: Original lithograph exhibition poster for the exhibition 'Flower Books and Paintings from the Plesch Botanical Foundation' held at Galerie Des Ponchettes-Nice in 1958. Printed by Mourlot-Paris.
DUMBO Auctions
Mar. 04, 2023
Hughes & Ehret - Plumeria Branch. 17
Est: $150 - $350
This beautiful folio, botanical engraving is from Georg Ehret & Griffith Hughes's work The Natural History of Barbados. The work was printed in London in 1750. Hunt praises the work: "This book is one to place beside Catesby's Natural History" and it is often seen as a companion to Sloane's Jamaica. Each plate features a crest with a dedication to a nobleman and natural flora or fauna of the island of Barbados. The engravings are after original drawings by Georg Dionysius Ehret, who was arguably one of the greatest botanical artists of the 18th century. Ehret, a brilliant botanical artist, was unrivalled in his ability to "achieve realism, majesty, ineffable colour, all in one breathtaking look." (Hunt) Born in Heidelberg in 1710, he originally worked as a gardener and practised drawing in his spare time. Ehret moved to London in the late 1730s, where he painted the recently introduced exotics at the Chelsea Physic Garden and established himself as a teacher of flower-painting and botany. Griffith Hughes was a reverend, naturalist, and author. He was the first to describe the grapefruit (or Forbidden Fruit) which appeared in this work. The Natural History of Barbados was the first publication of scientific research conducted on location. "This grows to be a considerably large straggling tree, cloathed with many leaves generally set in groups on the blunt extremities of the branches" (Griffith Hughes The Natural History of Barbados, London, 1750, p.189).
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Mar. 04, 2023
Hughes & Ehret - Crabs. 25
Est: $150 - $350
This beautiful folio, botanical engraving is from Georg Ehret & Griffith Hughes's work The Natural History of Barbados. The work was printed in London in 1750. Hunt praises the work: "This book is one to place beside Catesby's Natural History" and it is often seen as a companion to Sloane's Jamaica. Each plate features a crest with a dedication to a nobleman and natural flora or fauna of the island of Barbados. The engravings are after original drawings by Georg Dionysius Ehret, who was arguably one of the greatest botanical artists of the 18th century. Ehret, a brilliant botanical artist, was unrivalled in his ability to "achieve realism, majesty, ineffable colour, all in one breathtaking look." (Hunt) Born in Heidelberg in 1710, he originally worked as a gardener and practised drawing in his spare time. Ehret moved to London in the late 1730s, where he painted the recently introduced exotics at the Chelsea Physic Garden and established himself as a teacher of flower-painting and botany. Griffith Hughes was a reverend, naturalist, and author. He was the first to describe the grapefruit (or Forbidden Fruit) which appeared in this work. The Natural History of Barbados was the first publication of scientific research conducted on location. "This grows to be a considerably large straggling tree, cloathed with many leaves generally set in groups on the blunt extremities of the branches" (Griffith Hughes The Natural History of Barbados, London, 1750, p.189).
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Mar. 04, 2023
Hughes & Ehret - Coral. 27
Est: $150 - $350
This beautiful folio, botanical engraving is from Georg Ehret & Griffith Hughes's work The Natural History of Barbados. The work was printed in London in 1750. Hunt praises the work: "This book is one to place beside Catesby's Natural History" and it is often seen as a companion to Sloane's Jamaica. Each plate features a crest with a dedication to a nobleman and natural flora or fauna of the island of Barbados. The engravings are after original drawings by Georg Dionysius Ehret, who was arguably one of the greatest botanical artists of the 18th century. Ehret, a brilliant botanical artist, was unrivalled in his ability to "achieve realism, majesty, ineffable colour, all in one breathtaking look." (Hunt) Born in Heidelberg in 1710, he originally worked as a gardener and practised drawing in his spare time. Ehret moved to London in the late 1730s, where he painted the recently introduced exotics at the Chelsea Physic Garden and established himself as a teacher of flower-painting and botany. Griffith Hughes was a reverend, naturalist, and author. He was the first to describe the grapefruit (or Forbidden Fruit) which appeared in this work. The Natural History of Barbados was the first publication of scientific research conducted on location. "This grows to be a considerably large straggling tree, cloathed with many leaves generally set in groups on the blunt extremities of the branches" (Griffith Hughes The Natural History of Barbados, London, 1750, p.189).
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Mar. 04, 2023
Hughes & Ehret - Water Lily Pad & Shell. 24
Est: $150 - $350
This beautiful folio, botanical engraving is from Georg Ehret & Griffith Hughes's work The Natural History of Barbados. The work was printed in London in 1750. Hunt praises the work: "This book is one to place beside Catesby's Natural History" and it is often seen as a companion to Sloane's Jamaica. Each plate features a crest with a dedication to a nobleman and natural flora or fauna of the island of Barbados. The engravings are after original drawings by Georg Dionysius Ehret, who was arguably one of the greatest botanical artists of the 18th century. Ehret, a brilliant botanical artist, was unrivalled in his ability to "achieve realism, majesty, ineffable colour, all in one breathtaking look." (Hunt) Born in Heidelberg in 1710, he originally worked as a gardener and practised drawing in his spare time. Ehret moved to London in the late 1730s, where he painted the recently introduced exotics at the Chelsea Physic Garden and established himself as a teacher of flower-painting and botany. Griffith Hughes was a reverend, naturalist, and author. He was the first to describe the grapefruit (or Forbidden Fruit) which appeared in this work. The Natural History of Barbados was the first publication of scientific research conducted on location. "This grows to be a considerably large straggling tree, cloathed with many leaves generally set in groups on the blunt extremities of the branches" (Griffith Hughes The Natural History of Barbados, London, 1750, p.189).
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Mar. 04, 2023
Hughes & Ehret - Sand Dollar & Sea Urchin. 24
Est: $150 - $350
This beautiful folio, botanical engraving is from Georg Ehret & Griffith Hughes's work The Natural History of Barbados. The work was printed in London in 1750. Hunt praises the work: "This book is one to place beside Catesby's Natural History" and it is often seen as a companion to Sloane's Jamaica. Each plate features a crest with a dedication to a nobleman and natural flora or fauna of the island of Barbados. The engravings are after original drawings by Georg Dionysius Ehret, who was arguably one of the greatest botanical artists of the 18th century. Ehret, a brilliant botanical artist, was unrivalled in his ability to "achieve realism, majesty, ineffable colour, all in one breathtaking look." (Hunt) Born in Heidelberg in 1710, he originally worked as a gardener and practised drawing in his spare time. Ehret moved to London in the late 1730s, where he painted the recently introduced exotics at the Chelsea Physic Garden and established himself as a teacher of flower-painting and botany. Griffith Hughes was a reverend, naturalist, and author. He was the first to describe the grapefruit (or Forbidden Fruit) which appeared in this work. The Natural History of Barbados was the first publication of scientific research conducted on location. "This grows to be a considerably large straggling tree, cloathed with many leaves generally set in groups on the blunt extremities of the branches" (Griffith Hughes The Natural History of Barbados, London, 1750, p.189).
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Mar. 04, 2023
Hughes & Ehret - Fish. 28
Est: $150 - $350
This beautiful folio, botanical engraving is from Georg Ehret & Griffith Hughes's work The Natural History of Barbados. The work was printed in London in 1750. Hunt praises the work: "This book is one to place beside Catesby's Natural History" and it is often seen as a companion to Sloane's Jamaica. Each plate features a crest with a dedication to a nobleman and natural flora or fauna of the island of Barbados. The engravings are after original drawings by Georg Dionysius Ehret, who was arguably one of the greatest botanical artists of the 18th century. Ehret, a brilliant botanical artist, was unrivalled in his ability to "achieve realism, majesty, ineffable colour, all in one breathtaking look." (Hunt) Born in Heidelberg in 1710, he originally worked as a gardener and practised drawing in his spare time. Ehret moved to London in the late 1730s, where he painted the recently introduced exotics at the Chelsea Physic Garden and established himself as a teacher of flower-painting and botany. Griffith Hughes was a reverend, naturalist, and author. He was the first to describe the grapefruit (or Forbidden Fruit) which appeared in this work. The Natural History of Barbados was the first publication of scientific research conducted on location. "This grows to be a considerably large straggling tree, cloathed with many leaves generally set in groups on the blunt extremities of the branches" (Griffith Hughes The Natural History of Barbados, London, 1750, p.189).
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Mar. 04, 2023
Hughes & Ehret - Fish. 29
Est: $150 - $350
This beautiful folio, botanical engraving is from Georg Ehret & Griffith Hughes's work The Natural History of Barbados. The work was printed in London in 1750. Hunt praises the work: "This book is one to place beside Catesby's Natural History" and it is often seen as a companion to Sloane's Jamaica. Each plate features a crest with a dedication to a nobleman and natural flora or fauna of the island of Barbados. The engravings are after original drawings by Georg Dionysius Ehret, who was arguably one of the greatest botanical artists of the 18th century. Ehret, a brilliant botanical artist, was unrivalled in his ability to "achieve realism, majesty, ineffable colour, all in one breathtaking look." (Hunt) Born in Heidelberg in 1710, he originally worked as a gardener and practised drawing in his spare time. Ehret moved to London in the late 1730s, where he painted the recently introduced exotics at the Chelsea Physic Garden and established himself as a teacher of flower-painting and botany. Griffith Hughes was a reverend, naturalist, and author. He was the first to describe the grapefruit (or Forbidden Fruit) which appeared in this work. The Natural History of Barbados was the first publication of scientific research conducted on location. "This grows to be a considerably large straggling tree, cloathed with many leaves generally set in groups on the blunt extremities of the branches" (Griffith Hughes The Natural History of Barbados, London, 1750, p.189).
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Jan. 26, 2023
"GEORGE EHRET'S HELL GATE BREWERY" CHROMOLITHOGRAPH CALENDAR 28" x 21". Unframed.
Est: $250 - $350
"GEORGE EHRET'S HELL GATE BREWERY" CHROMOLITHOGRAPH CALENDAR For January 1916.
Eldred's
Jan. 25, 2023
Georg Dionysius Ehret: Zwei Nachtfalter
Est: €200 - €400
EHRET, GEORG DIONYSIUS 1708 Heidelberg - 1770 London Titel: Zwei Nachtfalter. Datierung: 1741. Technik: Gouache auf Pergament. Maße: 54 x 37cm. Bezeichnung: Datiert und signiert unten rechts: G. D. Ehret. P. 1741. Rahmen: Passepartout. Provenienz: Privatbesitz, Deutschland. Erläuterungen zum Katalog Voraussichtliche Versandkosten für dieses Los: Deutschland: 44,00 Euro inkl. 7,03 Euro MwSt EU: 70,00 Euro inkl. 11,18 Euro MwSt Weltweit: 120,00 Euro inkl. 19,16 Euro MwSt zzgl. Versandversicherung
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Dec. 16, 2022
EHRET, GEORG DIONYSIUS
Est: CHF1,400 - CHF2,000
(Heidelberg 1708–1770 Chelsea) Umkreis des Dahlie. Deckfarben auf Pergament. 36x26 cm. Gerahmt.
Schuler Auktionen
Dec. 16, 2022
EHRET, GEORG DIONYSIUS
Est: CHF1,800 - CHF3,000
(Heidelberg 1708–1770 Chelsea) "Hibiscus, Rosa Sinensis, Lin:". Deckfarben auf Pergament, 1769. Unten rechts signiert und datiert, unten links bezeichnet. 24x17,4 cm. Gerahmt. - Etwas abgeblasst und leicht fleckig. Die linke, untere Ecke fehlt.
Schuler Auktionen
Nov. 22, 2022
Georg Dionysius Ehret - Flower Books and Paintings from the Plesch Botanical Foundation - 1958 Lithograph 25.5" x 18.25"
Est: $625 - $775
"Flower Books and Paintings from the Plesch Botanical Foundation" by Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1958 Unsigned Lithograph. Paper size is 25.5 x 18.25 inches, with an image size of 16.5 x 12.5 inches. The Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling. Additional details: Original lithograph exhibition poster for the exhibition 'Flower Books and Paintings from the Plesch Botanical Foundation' held at Galerie Des Ponchettes-Nice in 1958. Printed by Mourlot-Paris.
DUMBO Auctions
Mar. 03, 2022
EHRET, GEORG DIONYSIUS (1708 HEIDELBERG - 1770 CHELSEA). 2 BOTANISCHE ILLUSTRATIONEN "HVRA" UND "MAG
Est: -
EHRET, Georg Dionysius(1708 Heidelberg - 1770 Chelsea) 2 botanische Illustrationen "Hvra" und "Magnoliae" 2 kolorierte Kupferstiche, teils mit Goldhöhung. Platte je 42,5 x 28,5 cm, Blatt je: 51,5 x 35,5 cm. Tafel XXXIV "Hvra Linn. Hort. Cliff. P.486. tab.34" | Tafel XXXV "Fig. 1. Hvrae floris fructusque partes"und "Magnoliae Tab. XXXIII floris fructusque partes" (auf einem Blatt) mit Tuschbezeichnung in Griechisch von alter Hand, gestochen von Johannes Jacob Haid; aus Christoph Jacob Trews "Plantae selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini, in hortis curiosorum nutrita", 1750 - 1773 Je etwas fleckig und griffspurig.
Auktionshaus Wendl
Mar. 03, 2022
EHRET, GEORG DIONYSIUS (1708 HEIDELBERG - 1770 CHELSEA). BOTANISCHE ILLUSTRATION "PAVIA".
Est: -
EHRET, Georg Dionysius(1708 Heidelberg - 1770 Chelsea) Botanische Illustration "Pavia" Kolorierter Kupferstich auf Bütten, teils mit Goldhöhung. Platte: 42 x 27,5 cm, Blatt: 51,5 x 35 cm. Tafel XV "Pavia" mit Tuschbezeichnung in Griechisch von alter Hand, gestochen von Johannes Jacob Haid; aus Christoph Jacob Trews "Plantae selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini, in hortis curiosorum nutrita", 1750 - 1773 Etwas fleckig.
Auktionshaus Wendl
Mar. 03, 2022
EHRET, GEORG DIONYSIUS (1708 HEIDELBERG - 1770 CHELSEA). BOTANISCHE ILLUSTRATION "LIRIODENDRVM".
Est: -
EHRET, Georg Dionysius(1708 Heidelberg - 1770 Chelsea) Botanische Illustration "Liriodendrvm" Kolorierter Kupferstich auf Bütten, teils mit Goldhöhung. Platte: 42,5 x 28 cm, Blatt: 51,5 x 35 cm. Tafel X "Liriodendrvm foliis angulris truncatis" mit Tuschbezeichnung in Griechisch von alter Hand, gestochen von Johannes Jacob Haid; aus Christoph Jacob Trews "Plantae selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini, in hortis curiosorum nutrita", 1750 - 1773 Etwas fleckig und stockfleckig.
Auktionshaus Wendl