The hand painted colors are bright, the engraving is very fine. Gorgeous flowery branch ! Quince tree from Japan (Cydonia japonica) This print is taken from the Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle, a publication directed by the french naturalist Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny. Measures of this antique print ; aprx 5,90 x 9,25 inches / 15 x 23,5 cm Condition ; Very good condition. Excellent details, colors are sharp. More flower prints ; www.etsy.com/fr/shop/sofrenchvintage/search?search_query=flowers More Ch. d'Orbigny prints ; www.etsy.com/fr/shop/sofrenchvintage/search?search_query=orbigny To go round the shop ; www.etsy.com/fr/shop/sofrenchvintage?ref=hdr_shop_menu "With its 13 (subsequently 14) volumes of text and 3 volumes of prints, the Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle is one the great scientific works of the 19th century, and made the natural world accessible to an educated audience. The prints in the Dictionnaire d'Orbigny are among the best produced in this field during the 19th century, strikingly realistic thanks to their great precision and detail, and the beauty of the lines and colours. The apogee of scientific drawing." (Eric Baratay, Un théâtre des bêtes : les planches du Dictonnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle). .