Live Auction 6911Travel, Science and Natural History
Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770)
Lot 19

Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770)

Saccharum

Closed9 October 2012

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GBP 4,000

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Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770)
Saccharum
signed and titled 'G.D. Ehret. pinxit 1760', titled 'SACCHARUM. Linn. hort. Cliff.' (lower centre)
bodycolour on vellum
18 5/8 x 13 1/8in. (47.3 x 33.2cm.)

Specialist note

A pencil drawing ('Sacharum at Marly') dated 23rd July 1760 that relates to the present lot can be found in the Botany Library, Natural History Museum (Ehret box 6, IX).