1849,CURTIS BOTANICAL MAGAZINE HandPainted ENGR.PROTEA M19

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1849,CURTIS BOTANICAL MAGAZINE HandPainted ENGR.PROTEA M19:
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Title Titolo

Botanical Magazine

Autore

William Curtis

Date

1849

Sizes

9 1/4" x 5 1/2" (23,5x14,0 cm)

Description

Numbered and dated print. Original hand coloring. First edition.

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Botanical Magazine 1849

Curtiswas trained in pharmaceuticals, articled to his Uncle. At the age of 27, he wasappointed, Demonstrator and \'Praefectus Horti\' to the Chelsea Society ofApothecaries. His passion, however, was botany, his forte being British flora.

William Curtis began publication of theBotanical Magazine in February 1787, with a desire to enlighten those who enjoy the pleasures ofgardening and botany. After Curtis edited the first 13 volumes, the publicationcontinued under the editors: John Simms (1800-1826), William Jackson Hooker(1827-1865) and Joseph Dalton Hooker (1865-1904). The images were engraved andhand-colored by many artists including Sydenham Edwards, William Graves, JamesSowerby, John Curtis, William Jackson Hooker, W.H. Fitch, Matilda Smith, LillianSnelling and Stella Rose Craig. The plates are known for their fine detail anddelicate hand coloring. The prints are all copper engravings.

The plate measure approximately 5 1/2 inches wide by 9 1/4 inches long . Prints are accompanied by the original descriptive text.

The condition of these prints is very good. There is no foxing, with characteristic strong plate marks oncontemporary paper that is a soft aged white.

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