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Bird painter, copperplate engraver, Miniature painter, Painter, Animal painter, b. 1578 - d. 1637

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  • Daniel Rabel Hand Colored Copper Engraving #32 Lilies circa 1622
    Aug. 01, 2026

    Daniel Rabel Hand Colored Copper Engraving #32 Lilies circa 1622

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Daniel Rabel (Paris 1578-1637) Hand Colored Copper Engraving #32 Lilies circa 1622, linen mat and carved gilt frame. Rabel was a Renaissance French painter and engraver, miniaturist, botanist, and natural history illustrator 13 in. x 8 in. Framed 20.5 in. x 15.75 in.

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  • Rabel - 6 Tulip Engravings
    Jun. 20, 2026

    Rabel - 6 Tulip Engravings

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving is from Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It's considered the unacknowledged fourth edition of the work that was bound with Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam... for the Buc'hoz & Desnos 1771 printing. It was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. "The plates in Theatrum Florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work in earlier editions (1622, 1627, and 1633). He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 70 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection.' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114)

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  • Rabel - Pair of Iris Engravings
    Jun. 20, 2026

    Rabel - Pair of Iris Engravings

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    This exquisite botanical engraving is from Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It's considered the unacknowledged fourth edition of the work that was bound with Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam... for the Buc'hoz & Desnos 1771 printing. It was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. "The plates in Theatrum Florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work in earlier editions (1622, 1627, and 1633). He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 70 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection.' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114)

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  • Rabel - Pair of Tulip Engravings
    May. 09, 2026

    Rabel - Pair of Tulip Engravings

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    This exquisite botanical engraving is from Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It's considered the unacknowledged fourth edition of the work that was bound with Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam... for the Buc'hoz & Desnos 1771 printing. It was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. "The plates in Theatrum Florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work in earlier editions (1622, 1627, and 1633). He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 70 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection.' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114)

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  • Rabel - Pair of Iris Engravings
    Mar. 21, 2026

    Rabel - Pair of Iris Engravings

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving is from Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It's considered the unacknowledged fourth edition of the work that was bound with Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam... for the Buc'hoz & Desnos 1771 printing. It was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. "The plates in Theatrum Florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work in earlier editions (1622, 1627, and 1633). He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 70 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection.' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114)

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  • Rabel - Iris. 45
    Mar. 14, 2026

    Rabel - Iris. 45

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving is from Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It's considered the unacknowledged fourth edition of the work that was bound with Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam... for the Buc'hoz & Desnos 1771 printing. It was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. "The plates in Theatrum Florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work in earlier editions (1622, 1627, and 1633). He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 70 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection.' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114)

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  • Rabel - Peony. 60
    Mar. 14, 2026

    Rabel - Peony. 60

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving is from Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It's considered the unacknowledged fourth edition of the work that was bound with Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam... for the Buc'hoz & Desnos 1771 printing. It was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. "The plates in Theatrum Florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work in earlier editions (1622, 1627, and 1633). He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 70 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection.' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114)

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  • Rabel - Pair of Crown Imperial Lily, Tulip Engravings
    Mar. 07, 2026

    Rabel - Pair of Crown Imperial Lily, Tulip Engravings

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    This exquisite botanical engraving is from Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It's considered the unacknowledged fourth edition of the work that was bound with Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam... for the Buc'hoz & Desnos 1771 printing. It was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. "The plates in Theatrum Florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work in earlier editions (1622, 1627, and 1633). He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 70 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection.' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114)

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  • Rabel - Pair of Lily Engravings
    Mar. 07, 2026

    Rabel - Pair of Lily Engravings

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    This exquisite botanical engraving is from Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It's considered the unacknowledged fourth edition of the work that was bound with Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam... for the Buc'hoz & Desnos 1771 printing. It was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. "The plates in Theatrum Florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work in earlier editions (1622, 1627, and 1633). He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 70 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection.' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114)

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  • Rabel - 4 Anemone & Insect Engravings
    Feb. 28, 2026

    Rabel - 4 Anemone & Insect Engravings

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving is from Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It's considered the unacknowledged fourth edition of the work that was bound with Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam... for the Buc'hoz & Desnos 1771 printing. It was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. "The plates in Theatrum Florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work in earlier editions (1622, 1627, and 1633). He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 70 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection.' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114)

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  • Iris Susiana Maior, Daniel Rabel Georg Dionysius Ehret
    Dec. 09, 2025

    Iris Susiana Maior, Daniel Rabel Georg Dionysius Ehret

    Est: €750 - €1,150

    Iris Susiana Maior. The purple mourning iris, very rare etching/engraving made by Daniel Rabel 1578-1637, published in his very rare book of flowers "livre des fleurs" ca 1623–27 or ... Georg Dyonysius Ehret (1708-1770) who made a drawing/painting after this engraving. Etching/engraving in very good condition. Superb dark impression, printed on thin laid paper with narrow margins. Very rare in an not colored (recent) version.

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  • Daniel Rabel Merian, Maria Sibylla und Rabel, Daniel. Histoire generale des…
    Oct. 25, 2025

    Daniel Rabel Merian, Maria Sibylla und Rabel, Daniel. Histoire generale des…

    Est: €18,000 -

    Botanik Rabel, Daniel Merian, Maria Sibylla und Rabel, Daniel. Histoire generale des insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe. Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme partie qui traite des plus belles fleurs. Mit 69 prachtvoll kolorierten Pflanzendarstellungen. Paris, Desnos, 1771. 1 Bl., 69 S. Roter Ganzledereinband d. Zt. (etwas berieben und beschabt, Bezugschaden am Gelenk, Rücken alt unter Verwendung des alten Rückens erneuert). Siwell/Blunt, 107-108. - Dunthorne, 205. - Great Flower Books, 119. - Der dritte Band der "Histoire générale des insectes" in der kombinierten Ausgabe von Maria Sibylla Merian und Daniel Rabel enthält das Werk "Theatrum Florae" von Daniel Rabel, das erstmals 1622 in Paris erschien und in dieser Edition als "Des Plantes Bulbeuses, Liliacées, Carophyllées" bezeichnet wird. Der Band umfasst 69 großformatige, kolorierte Tafeln, die Pflanzen wie Tulpen, Lilien, Narzissen, Hyazinthen, Krokusse, Zeitlose, Iris, Anemonen und Nelken zeigen. Die Darstellungen sind nach der Natur gezeichnet und in dieser Ausgabe in Paralleltexten Französisch und Latein erklärt. In einigen Illustrationen erscheinen auch kleine Schmetterlinge und Insekten neben den Pflanze. Daniel Rabels "Theatrum Florae" gilt als ein bedeutendes florales Tafelwerk des 17. Jahrhunderts und hebt sich dadurch hervor, dass die Blumen detailreich, naturalistisch und oft einzeln, manchmal mit Insekten, auf großem Format dargestellt werden. Die Ausgabe in der Merian-Rabel-Gesamtausgabe ist zudem die vierte, erstmals kolorierte Fassung mit erklärendem Text, was sie besonders selten und wertvoll macht. Zusammengefasst umschließt der dritte Band prachtvoll kolorierte, botanische Tafeln zu Zwiebel-, Lilien- und Nelkengewächsen von Rabel, die einen floralen Akzent zum entomologischen Schwerpunkt der Merian-Bände setzen. In der Merian-Ausgabe sind die Tafeln im Gegensatz zu vielen älteren Rabel-Ausgaben komplett von Hand koloriert und werden von erläuternden, parallel geführten Texten in Französisch und Latein begleitet. Frühere Ausgaben von Rabels "Theatrum Florae" erschienen meist unkoloriert und beinhalten oft keinen oder nur sehr knappen Text. In der Merian-Ausgabe finden sich bei einigen Tafeln zusätzlich kleine Insekten oder Schmetterlinge neben den Blüten, was als bewusste Verknüpfung zum entomologischen Hauptthema des Gesamtwerks gelesen werden kann. In klassischen Ausgaben von Rabels "Theatrum Florae" finden sich solche Verbindungen kaum. Die Merian/Rabel-Ausgabe, erschienen um 1771, wurde im Zuge der großen Gesamtausgabe mit den Merian-Bänden von den Pariser Verlegern überarbeitet und erweitert. - Wenige Bll. etwas braunfleckig, wenige Bll. mit kleineren Wasserflecken am Rand. Insgesamt gutes Exemplar der seltenen Ausgabe. Botany. - Entomology. - With 69 magnificently colored plant illustrations. The third volume of the "Histoire générale des insectes" in the combined edition by Maria Sibylla Merian and Daniel Rabel contains Daniel Rabel's work "Theatrum Florae," which was first published in Paris in 1622 and is referred to in this edition as "Des Plantes Bulbeuses, Liliacées, Carophyllées." The volume comprises 69 large-format, colored plates depicting plants such as tulips, lilies, daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses, colchicum, irises, anemones, and carnations. The illustrations are drawn from nature and explained in parallel texts in French and Latin in this edition. In some illustrations, small butterflies and insects also appear alongside the plants. Daniel Rabel's "Theatrum Florae" is considered an important floral illustrated work of the 17th century and stands out for its detailed, naturalistic depictions of flowers, often individually and sometimes with insects, in large format. The edition in the Merian-Rabel Complete Edition is also the fourth, first colored version with explanatory text, which makes it particularly rare and valuable. In summary, the third volume contains magnificently colored botanical plates of bulbous, lily, and carnation plants by Rabel, which add a floral accent to the entomological focus of the Merian volumes. In contrast to many older editions of Rabel's work, the plates in the Merian edition are completely hand-colored and accompanied by explanatory texts in French and Latin. Earlier editions of Rabel's "Theatrum Florae" were mostly uncolored and often contained little or no text. In the Merian edition, some plates also feature small insects or butterflies alongside the flowers, which can be interpreted as a deliberate link to the main entomological theme of the entire work. Such connections are rarely found in classic editions of Rabel's "Theatrum Florae." The Merian/Rabel edition, published around 1771, was revised and expanded by Parisian publishers as part of the large complete edition with the Merian volumes. - A few pages with some brown spots, a few pages with minor water stains on the edges. Overall, a good copy of this rare edition. Dieses Los ist regelbesteuert. Auf den Zuschlagspreis fallen 24,95% Aufgeld sowie auf den Rechnungsendbetrag 7% (Bücher, Kunst) bzw. 19% Mehrwertsteuer (Manuskripte, Siebdrucke, Offsetdrucke Photographien) in der Europäischen Union an. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.

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  • Daniel Rabel Hand Colored Copper Engraving #32 Lilies, circa 1622
    Aug. 02, 2025

    Daniel Rabel Hand Colored Copper Engraving #32 Lilies, circa 1622

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Daniel Rabel (Paris 1578-1637) Hand Colored Copper Engraving #32 Lilies, circa 1622, linen mat and carved gilt frame. Rabel was a Renaissance French painter and engraver, miniaturist, botanist and natural history illustrator 13 in. x 8 in. Framed 20.5 in. x 15.75 in.

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  • Daniel Rabel (1578 -1637)
    Mar. 27, 2025

    Daniel Rabel (1578 -1637)

    Est: £200 - £400

    a set of six modern facsimile reproductions from Theatrum Florae, 1624 35 x 23cm please note: these are modern facsimile reproductions, likely 20th century

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  • Rabel & Merian - Tulip. 10
    Sep. 28, 2024

    Rabel & Merian - Tulip. 10

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • RABEL, DANIEL (1578 PARIS - 1637). 4 BOTANISCHE ILLUSTRATIONEN.
    Oct. 26, 2023

    RABEL, DANIEL (1578 PARIS - 1637). 4 BOTANISCHE ILLUSTRATIONEN.

    Est: -

    RABEL, Daniel(1578 Paris - 1637) 4 botanische Illustrationen 4 kolorierte Kupferstiche. Druckplatte je: 34,5 x 21,5 cm. Gerahmt & hinter Glas : Je 51 x 36 cm. Blatt XII: Narzisse, Blatt XXXXVIII: Astern, Blatt LI: Anemonen und Blatt LV: Passionsblume; aus Theatrum Florae", hrsg. von L.C. Desnos in "Histoire generale des insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe, contenant leurs s, leurs figures, leurs differentes metamorphoses [...]", 1771 . Minimal stockfleckig, 1 Blatt etwas lichtgebräunt. Aufrufzeit 26. | Okt 2023 | voraussichtlich 17:17 Uhr (CET) RABEL, Daniel(1578 Paris - 1637) 4 botanical illustrations 4 colored copper engravings. Print plate each: 34.5 x 21.5 cm. Framed & behind glass : Each 51 x 36 cm. Leaf XII: Narcissus, Leaf XXXXVIII: Asters, Leaf LI: Anemones and sheet LV: Passion flower; from "Theatrum Florae", edited by L.C. Desnos in "Histoire generale des insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe, contenant leurs s, leurs figures, leurs differentes metamorphoses [...]", 1771 . Minimal foxing, 1 sheet somewhat light browned. Call time 26 | Oct 2023 | expected 17:17 (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.

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  • Rabel & Merian - LOT of 22 Folio Botanical Engravings
    Aug. 27, 2022

    Rabel & Merian - LOT of 22 Folio Botanical Engravings

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Rabel, D. (±1578-1637). (Landscape within cartouche in auricular style).
    May. 20, 2022

    Rabel, D. (±1578-1637). (Landscape within cartouche in auricular style).

    Est: €80 - €100

    Rabel, D. (±1578-1637). (Landscape within cartouche in auricular style). Two etchings, both 17,3x13,2 cm. (platemark). - Somewhat (finger)soiled. = Orn. Cat. II 1044 and 1047. From a series of 13 prints (incl. title): Cartouches de diferentes Inventions (...) (1632). AND 5 others, i.a. 3 prints with grotesque faces.

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  • DANIEL RABEL (ACTIF A PARIS VERS 1578-1637) Trois études de costumes pour Le Grand Bal de la douairière à Billebahaut... pierre noire, plume et encre brune, aquarelle 28,2 x 30 cm. (11 1/8 x 11 ¾ in.), et plus petits (3)
    May. 27, 2020

    DANIEL RABEL (ACTIF A PARIS VERS 1578-1637) Trois études de costumes pour Le Grand Bal de la douairière à Billebahaut... pierre noire, plume et encre brune, aquarelle 28,2 x 30 cm. (11 1/8 x 11 ¾ in.), et plus petits (3)

    Est: €8,000 - €12,000

    DANIEL RABEL (ACTIF A PARIS VERS 1578-1637) Trois études de costumes pour Le Grand Bal de la douairière à Billebahaut inscrit et numéroté sur chaque feuille avec le nom du personnage pierre noire, plume et encre brune, aquarelle 28,2 x 30 cm. (11 1/8 x 11 ¾ in.), et plus petits (3)

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  • DANIEL RABEL (ACTIF À PARIS VERS 1578-1637) Quatre études de costumes d'hommes dont deux musiciens pour le Ballet des... pierre noire, plume et encre brune, aquarelle 32,4 x 21 cm. (12 ¾ x 8 ¼ in.) ; et plus petits (4)
    May. 27, 2020

    DANIEL RABEL (ACTIF À PARIS VERS 1578-1637) Quatre études de costumes d'hommes dont deux musiciens pour le Ballet des... pierre noire, plume et encre brune, aquarelle 32,4 x 21 cm. (12 ¾ x 8 ¼ in.) ; et plus petits (4)

    Est: €10,000 - €15,000

    DANIEL RABEL (ACTIF À PARIS VERS 1578-1637) Quatre études de costumes d'hommes dont deux musiciens pour le Ballet des fées des forests de Saint-Germain chaque feuille titrée et annotée avec des indications de couleur pierre noire, plume et encre brune, aquarelle 32,4 x 21 cm. (12 ¾ x 8 ¼ in.) ; et plus petits (4)

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  • Rabel & Merian - Tulip. 10
    Nov. 09, 2019

    Rabel & Merian - Tulip. 10

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Rabel & Merian - Tulip. 5
    Nov. 09, 2019

    Rabel & Merian - Tulip. 5

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Rabel & Merian - Tulip. 6
    Nov. 09, 2019

    Rabel & Merian - Tulip. 6

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Rabel & Merian - Tulip. 11
    Nov. 09, 2019

    Rabel & Merian - Tulip. 11

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Rabel & Merian - Tulip. 8
    Nov. 09, 2019

    Rabel & Merian - Tulip. 8

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Rabel & Merian - Tulip & Beetle. 7
    Nov. 09, 2019

    Rabel & Merian - Tulip & Beetle. 7

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Tulip & Crown Imperial Lily . 2
    Jul. 20, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Tulip & Crown Imperial Lily . 2

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Butterfly & Crown Imperial Lily . 1
    Jul. 20, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Butterfly & Crown Imperial Lily . 1

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Iris. 43
    Jul. 20, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Iris. 43

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Iris. 46
    Jul. 20, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Iris. 46

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Lily. 36
    Jul. 20, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Lily. 36

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Gladiolus. 44
    Jul. 20, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Gladiolus. 44

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Amaryllis or Sea Daffodil & Beetle. 13
    Jul. 06, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Amaryllis or Sea Daffodil & Beetle. 13

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Daffodil or Narcissus. 15
    Jul. 06, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Daffodil or Narcissus. 15

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Daffodil or Narcissus. 22
    Jul. 06, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Daffodil or Narcissus. 22

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Narcissus & Snowdrop Plant (Leucojum). 21
    Jul. 06, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Narcissus & Snowdrop Plant (Leucojum). 21

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Daffodil or Narcissus. 18
    Jul. 06, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Daffodil or Narcissus. 18

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Daffodil or Narcissus & Grasshopper. 17
    Jul. 06, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Daffodil or Narcissus & Grasshopper. 17

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Daffodil or Narcissus. 16
    Jul. 06, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Daffodil or Narcissus. 16

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Peony. 60
    Jun. 29, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Peony. 60

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Rose & Caterpillar. 58
    Jun. 29, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Rose & Caterpillar. 58

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Anemone. 48
    Jun. 29, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Anemone. 48

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Hellebore, Lady's Slipper Orchid & Butterfly. 66
    Jun. 29, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Hellebore, Lady's Slipper Orchid & Butterfly. 66

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Passion Flower & Butterfly. 55
    Jun. 29, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Passion Flower & Butterfly. 55

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Lily & Moth. 32
    Jun. 22, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Lily & Moth. 32

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Lily & Moth. 33
    Jun. 22, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Lily & Moth. 33

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Daffodil or Narcissus. 20
    Jun. 22, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Daffodil or Narcissus. 20

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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  • Merian & Rabel - Daffodil or Narcissus. 19
    Jun. 22, 2019

    Merian & Rabel - Daffodil or Narcissus. 19

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This exquisite botanical engraving with old hand-coloring is from Daniel Rabel & Maria Sibylla Merian's work entitled Histoire Generale des Insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe... Troisieme edition revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee par M. Buch'oz... a laquelle on a joint une troisieme parti qui traite des plus belles fleurs. The work was the combination of Merian & Rabel's artwork by Buc'hoz & Desnos into this 1771 printing. The work was published in Paris by Chez L. C. Desnos in 1771. The work is the rarest of Desnos's extraordinary publications. It is an unacknowledged fourth edition of Daniel Rabel's Theatrum Florae. It includes all 69 of the plates that are present in the first three editions. "The plates in Theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... While the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of Vallet and de Bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism..." ( Oak Spring Flora) Rabel's name was omitted from the work and earlier editions. He only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 60 years. Blunt considered Rabel to be one of the two greatest French botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor Nicolas Robert, was 'consummate in its perfection' (The Art of Botanical Illustration p.114).

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