La Camomille Romaine - Regnault 1774-80

📜 Description
Original botanical plate depicting “La Camomille Romaine – Anthemis Nobilis,” created by Nicolas François Regnault between 1774 and 1780 for “La Botanique(...)” and published in Paris by Didot le Jeune. The plate presents Roman chamomile with its flowering stems, root system, and analytical botanical details, arranged for scientific, classificatory, and didactic purposes. The inscriptions identify the plant in French, Latin, Italian, English, and German, confirming the encyclopedic function of this antique print and its value as an eighteenth-century natural history document.

📚 Historical-Artistic Note
Nicolas François Regnault produced botanical works connected to the Enlightenment tradition of scientific illustration. Geneviève De Nangis-Regnault is indicated as designer and engraver, documenting a precise editorial and artistic role in the creation of the plate. Published by Didot le Jeune in Paris, the work belongs to a refined context of eighteenth-century botanical publishing, where visual accuracy and educational clarity were central.

🧾 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: “La Camomille Romaine – Anthemis Nobilis – Camomilla Romana – Camomile – Roemische Kamille”
Dimensions: sheet 35 x 49.5 cm; plate 26 x 38 cm
Marks / Signatures / Inscriptions: engraved botanical title and multilingual plant names

🔍 Condition Report
Very good overall condition, with well-preserved paper and clearly legible botanical details. Minor age-related traces consistent with period and handling.