View asset onlyFlax, Linum usitatissimum. Handcoloured botanical drawn and engraved by Pierre Bulliard from his own ‘Flora Parisiensis,' 1776, Paris, P. F. Didot. Pierre Bulliard (1752–1793) was a famous French botanist who pioneered the three-colour-plate printing technique. His introduction to the flowers of Paris included 640 plants.IdentifierAKG1806549SourceFlorilegiusCredit lineakg-images / FlorilegiusTopicFLAXFLORILEGIUSLINENLINSEEDOILPAPERPLANTPLATETHREEGeographyLINUMPersonLINTechniqueENGRAVING (TECHNIQUE)Size3137px × 4961px (44 MB) 26.5 cm × 42.0 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats4356px × 6888px (86 MB) JPEG36.9 cm × 58.3 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload