Mercurial Vivace. Euphorbia, Spurge Herb. Herb-Mercury. Hocquart engraving c1821.

$165.00

Mercurialis perennis, Perennial Herb Mercury. Hocquart antique print.

Original stipple engraving, printed in colour and finished by hand, by Édouard Auguste Patrice Hocquart (1789-1870) for Phytographie Médicale, Materia Medica.. (Medical Phytography, Materia Medica. A History of Powerful Substances and Poisons from the Plant Kingdom) by Joseph R. Roques, published in Paris between 1821 and 1870. The small engraving at the base of the plant shows how the illustrated sprig grows on the plant.

This plate is in fine condition except for a soiling spot at top right corner of page. Size, approximately 31 x 23cm (12 x 9 7/8 inches).