Antoine POITEAU (Ambleny 1766 - Paris 1854) Pierre Jean Francois TURPIN (Vire 1775 - Paris 1840) "Poire de Provence" Original etching and dotted manner from the collection entitled "Traité des Arbres Fruitiers, nouvelle edition" curated by HLDuhamel de Monceau and published in Paris by Langlois from 1807 to 1835. Beautiful specimen masterfully printed in color and with various shellac highlights, with margins of different sizes beyond the imprint of the plate, with an evident browning on the left side next to the fruit and various other small defects at the edges but overall in good general condition. Bibliography: Dunthorne "Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and early 19th century" Washington 1938 p. 225 n ° 101 .. Nissen "Die Botanische Buchillustration" Stuttgart 1966 n ° 551. Measurements in mm: 308ca x 245ca