L'Euphorbe - Regnault 1774-80

📜 Description
Antique botanical print created by Nicolas François Regnault between 1774 and 1780, published in Paris by Didot le Jeune and dedicated to “L’Euphorbe – Euphorbis officinarum – Euforbio”. The plate depicts a single specimen of euphorbia, vertically arranged at the center of the sheet, with a ribbed and spiny columnar stem, accompanied by small analytical details illustrating flowers, seeds, and structural parts of the plant. The composition serves a scientific and didactic function, typical of 18th-century botanical illustration, and integrates inscriptions with French, Latin, and Italian denominations to support accurate identification of the species. The work is executed in etching, with drawing and engraving attributed to Geneviève De Nangis-Regnault within the editorial context of “La Botanique”.

📚 Historical note
Nicolas François Regnault produced botanical plates intended for scientific dissemination, characterized by careful classification and descriptive precision of plant species. His collaboration with Geneviève De Nangis-Regnault reflects a family-based production specialized in naturalistic engraving, published in Paris by Didot le Jeune, a leading editor in scientific and encyclopedic works during the 18th century.

🧾 Technical sheet
Type: botanical plate
Author / Maker: Nicolas François Regnault
Designer / Engraver: Geneviève De Nangis-Regnault
Publisher / Printer: Didot le Jeune, Paris
Place: Paris
Period: 1774–1780
Material: paper
Technique: etching
Subject / Title: L’Euphorbe – Euphorbis officinarum – Euforbio
Dimensions: sheet 35.5 x 49.5 cm; plate 25.5 x 35 cm
Marks / signatures / inscriptions: title and botanical denominations below the image

🔍 Condition Report
Excellent overall condition; blank verso.