Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz

A group of hand-colored engraved plates of hyacinths.

• Sold as a set of 6.
• Pierre Joseph Buchoz (French).
• Collection coloriée des plus belles variétés de Jacinthes, qu'on monte aux Curieux dans les Jardins des Fleuristes d'Harlem.
• Paris, Pierre Joseph Buchoz, 1781.
• Each is presented framed.

The second half of the eighteenth century saw a boom in natural history publications in France fueled by such works as Buffon's Histoire Naturelle. The accession of Louis XVI in 1774 was followed by a relaxation in the regulation of the book trade, making it easier for authors to publish their own works. No other writer was to take such copious advantage of these two developments as Pierre-Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807), a French physician, lawyer and naturalist. His works are characterized by the beauty of the illustrations, and their rarity owing to the small size of the print runs.