Inspiration And Translation: Botanical And Horticultural Lithographs of Joseph Prestele

By Lugene B. Bruno, Susan H. Fugate, James J. White

This catalogue accompanies a collaborative exhibition between the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation and the National Agricultural Library (Beltsville, Maryland). Inspiration and Translation: Botanical and Horticultural Lithographs of Joseph Prestele and Sons runs from 11 September to 22 December 2005 at the Institute and from 1 March through 31 May 2006 at the National Agricultural Library. 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. (1824?1880s), Gottlieb (1827?1892) and William Henry (1838?1895), followed in his artistic, but not all in his religious, footsteps.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0913196800
• ISBN13: 9780913196809
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Age Range: 18 years and up