Monkey Plate VI Vegetable Garden Henry Moses (1782 – 1870)

Henry Moses (1782 – 1870) was one of the foremost English engravers

the horse remains the most noble animal of all

Paper: 19 x 25"            or      13

A Dozen Roses by Mary Lawrence:

Elwes wrote the text which included all known lilies at that time

Monkey Plate VI Vegetable Garden Henry Moses (1782 – 1870)BUFFON'S DES ANIMAUX In the Age of Science, no artist capitalized on the trend of linking man and nature better than George Luis Leclerc Buffon (1749 1804). His largest body of work Histoire Naturelle placed animals and beasts against backdrops of civilization. Each creature has an almost human expression. We have reserved a special section for the Monkey prints that were found in the same volume. As a grouping or in pairs, they deserve a place of