van Ravenswaay, C. Drawn from Nature. The Botanical Art of Joseph Prestele and His Sons. 1st. Ed. Pub. Smithsonian. 1984
pp.357 with 95 col. plates & b/w. text illus. 4to. Softback. Inscription. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents fine in thor. vg. card covers.
Joseph Prestele (1796–1867) was a flower painter and a master of lithography, the technique of engraving on stone. Skilled in painting and botany, he produced work of aesthetic and scientific value. His three sons, Joseph Jr., Gottlieb, and William Henry (1838–1895), followed in his footsteps.
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