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Melastoma racemosa (Pl.27 from Le Baron Alexandre de Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland, "II Monographie des Melastomacées",...Paris, Langlois, 1816–23)
Image Not Available for Melastoma racemosa (Pl.27 from Le Baron Alexandre de Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland, "II Monographie des Melastomacées",...Paris, Langlois, 1816–23)

Melastoma racemosa (Pl.27 from Le Baron Alexandre de Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland, "II Monographie des Melastomacées",...Paris, Langlois, 1816–23)

Pierre J. F. Turpin (French, 1775–1840)
Louis Bouquet (French, active about 1800–1823)
published 1816–23
Place of PublicationParis
Medium/TechniqueStipple engraving, printed in color and hand-colored
DimensionsPlatemark: 42 x 27 cm (16 9/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Sheet: 53 x 33 cm (20 7/8 x 13 in.)
Credit LineBequest of George P. Dike—Elita R. Dike Collection
Accession number69.342
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceElita R. Dike, Brookline; to her spouse George P. Dike, Brookline; bequest to MFA May 14, 1969
Boatlily (Tradescantia Discolor)
Pierre- Joseph Redouté
published 1807