Hemp-leaved rose, Rosa cannabina, and lustre d'eglise, Rosa gallica. Handcoloured illustration by Pancrace Bessa stipple engraved by Teillard from Charles Malo's "Histoire des Roses," Paris, 1818. A gift book for ladies with 12 miniature botanicals by Bessa, one of the great French flower painters of the 19th century.

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