James Sowerby - 20 deels handgekleurde litho's o.a. herfsttijloos, heelblaadjes, schijnhulst, alpenheksenkruid,

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Author/Illustrator: James Sowerby; Title: 20 deels handgekleurde litho's o.a. herfsttijloos, heelblaadjes, schijnhulst, alpenheksenkruid, from English Botany, 1832.

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20 partly hand-coloured lithographs from the "English Botany; or, Colored Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms, and Places - London, Richard and John Taylor for Sowerby, 1832/1839

Good. Paper inevitably discolored, foxing on/at the edges, only a small spot of wear. Printed Latin name. Two only names written in pencil. Only a small tear, a bump.

20 engravings - All depicted.
Trifolium medium
Pulicaria dysenterica
Polystrichum attenuatum
Cnicus heterophyllus
5, Hordeum murinum
Colchicum autumnale
7. Dalix triandra (name written in ink beneath the pressed name)
Heracleum sphondylium
Centaurea Calcitrapa
10. Bryum annotinum
Thrincia hirta
12. Trifolium subterraneum
13. Tortula tortuosa
14. Poa glauca
15. Montia fontana
16. Phasum serratum
17. Luzula spicata
18. Lemna trisulca
19. Circaea Alpina (name written in pencil)
20. Gnaphalium (sylvaticum?) (name written in pencil)


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20 partly hand-coloured lithographs from the "English Botany; or, Colored Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms, and Places - London, Richard and John Taylor for Sowerby, 1832/1839

Good. Paper inevitably discolored, foxing on/at the edges, only a small spot of wear. Printed Latin name. Two only names written in pencil. Only a small tear, a bump.

20 engravings - All depicted.
Trifolium medium
Pulicaria dysenterica
Polystrichum attenuatum
Cnicus heterophyllus
5, Hordeum murinum
Colchicum autumnale
7. Dalix triandra (name written in ink beneath the pressed name)
Heracleum sphondylium
Centaurea Calcitrapa
10. Bryum annotinum
Thrincia hirta
12. Trifolium subterraneum
13. Tortula tortuosa
14. Poa glauca
15. Montia fontana
16. Phasum serratum
17. Luzula spicata
18. Lemna trisulca
19. Circaea Alpina (name written in pencil)
20. Gnaphalium (sylvaticum?) (name written in pencil)


Sent by registered mail.

Details

Artist
James Sowerby
Title of artwork
20 deels handgekleurde litho's o.a. herfsttijloos, heelblaadjes, schijnhulst, alpenheksenkruid,
Technique
Lithograph
Signature
Not signed
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Year
1832
Condition
Good condition
Height
22 cm
Width
13.5 cm
Depiction/Theme
Plants and flowers
Period
19th century
Sold with frame
No
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Objects sold
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