Paris, C. Le Bouteiller, 1844. Broadsheet (35.8 x 27.3 cm). Hand-coloured engraving on thick wove paper; printed surface ca. 34.5 x 26.5 cm).

A fine, colourful engraving published in L'Exposition : journal de l'industrie et des arts utiles publiant par année 288 gravures sur acier, avec texte; a short-lived journal, edited by Charles Bouteiller, and containing various new designs of lamps, chairs, mirrors, and so forth. The plant rack depicted is made from gilded, blue-painted cast iron, in an elegant, romantic style then en vogue. Care has been taken to show ‘real’ plants, such as roses and tulips. A strong print, well-coloured. Tear in the right margin, with repair, paper slightly uneven in places, otherwise a fine, clean and bright plate. Rare.