Monsonia americana — Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin

This eighteenth-century botanical plate presents Monsonia americana through a detailed arrangement of foliage, flowers, fruit, and seed structure. Branching brown stems carry broad oval leaves in muted mustard and olive tones, their prominent veins creating a strong linear pattern across the composition.

Small white flowers and unopened buds provide a delicate contrast to the substantial foliage. A cluster of rounded, finely speckled reddish-brown fruits occupies the lower right, accompanied by a cut fruit and separate seed study. These additional details give the plate the precise observational character of historical natural-history illustration.

Artwork Details

• Artist/Creator: Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
• Title: Monsonia americana
• Original title: Monsonia americana
• Series: Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia
• Date: Circa 1780
• Period: 18th century
• Place of Origin: Vienna
• Medium: Colored botanical illustration

Framed Print Details

• Fine art printing: Professional 12-color fine art printing technology produces vivid, accurate colors with strong tonal depth and significantly greater nuance than standard 4-color inkjet printing.
• Paper: Smooth premium matte paper with a clean, glare-free finish.
• Paper weight: 200 gsm (80 lb).
• Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
• Frame material: Durable pine wood.
• Frame dimensions: Approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) deep and 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide.
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