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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 81450, member: 33"]Interesting about the later edition from 1750. And really too bad about the print being attached to a cardboard back! Depending on whether you find it is original or not, it might be worth having it removed from the board by an expert.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a botanical print that was printed later than the known editions. I'm not sure when it was published but was told by a print expert who examined it that he thought the paper was from around 1775. The artist, Maria Sibylla Merian, died in 1717 and her printing plates were later acquired by other publishers. I believe mine was from a later book printed from her original plates. I have not been able to identify the exact edition yet. (This doesn't help with your question, but it got me thinking.)</p><p><br /></p><p>The paper on yours does look a little coarse and fibrous, as you mentioned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 81450, member: 33"]Interesting about the later edition from 1750. And really too bad about the print being attached to a cardboard back! Depending on whether you find it is original or not, it might be worth having it removed from the board by an expert. I have a botanical print that was printed later than the known editions. I'm not sure when it was published but was told by a print expert who examined it that he thought the paper was from around 1775. The artist, Maria Sibylla Merian, died in 1717 and her printing plates were later acquired by other publishers. I believe mine was from a later book printed from her original plates. I have not been able to identify the exact edition yet. (This doesn't help with your question, but it got me thinking.) The paper on yours does look a little coarse and fibrous, as you mentioned.[/QUOTE]
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