Ananas, van twee Voeten en derdehalf Duim
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Back's wonderful engraving of a pineapple plant was derived from a painting by J. B. Oudry now in the Chateau of Versailles. According to the print's Dutch and French captions, the potted pineapple is "two feet, two and a half inches tall, not including the pot."
Item Number: FF2933
Cartographer: J.C. Back
Place & Date: Amsterdam (?) / 1780s
Size: 6 1/2 " x 4 1/4"
Condition: wash color; overall age toning and browning, heavier along margin edges
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