Spanish chestnut tree (Castanea sativa) and cypress tree (Cupressus). Soft-ground etching with aquatint by J. Laporte, c. 1796, after himself.

  • Laporte, John, 1761-1839.
Date:
22 February 1796
Reference:
20750i
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Description

Nuts of the spanish or sweet chestnut are edible, the timber is used and the bark is a tanning agent

Publication/Creation

London (Poets Gallery, Fleet Street) : Thos. Macklin, 22 February 1796.

Physical description

1 print : soft-ground etching, with aquatint ; platemark 37.5 x 48 cm

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Lettering

Spanish chestnut Cypress J.Laporte del et sculp.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 20750i

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