Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute

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Accession Number: 8170.2
Artist Name: Cooke, George
Life Span: 1781–1834
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Malaxis lilifolia
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Malaxis liliifolia Swartz, Orchidaceae

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Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 20.5 x 16
Image Size: 16.5 x 10
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Published: from C. Loddiges, The Botanical Cabinet (London, John & Arthur Arch, 1818, v.2, pl. 198)
Printmaker: George Cooke
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Accession Number: 8170.3
Artist Name: Cooke, George
Life Span: 1781–1834
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Habenaria fimbriata
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Habenaria fimbriata (Aiton) R.Brown, Orchidaceae

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Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 21 x 16.5
Image Size: 16.5 x 10
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Published: from C. Loddiges, The Botanical Cabinet (London, John & Arthur Arch, 1821, v. 6, pl. 552)
Printmaker: George Cooke
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Accession Number: 8170.4
Artist Name: Cooke, George
Life Span: 1781–1834
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Bletia pallida
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Bletia pallida Loddiges, Orchidaceae

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Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 21 x 16
Image Size: 16 x 10
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Published: from C. Loddiges, The Botanical Cabinet (London, John & Arthur Arch, 1822, v. 7, pl. 629)
Printmaker: George Cooke
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Accession Number: 8170.5
Artist Name: Cooke, George
Life Span: 1781–1834
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Serapias lingua
Taxon:

Serapias lingua Linnaeus, Orchidaceae

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Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 21 x 16
Image Size: 17 x 10.5
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Published: from C. Loddiges, The Botanical Cabinet (London, John & Arthur Arch, 1822, v.7, pl. 655)
Printmaker: George Cooke
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Accession Number: 8170.6
Artist Name: Cooke, George
Life Span: 1781–1834
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Oncidium carthagenense
Taxon:

Oncidium carthagenense (Jacquin) Swartz, Orchidaceae

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Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 20.5 x 16
Image Size: 16.5 x 10.5
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Published: from C. Loddiges, The Botanical Cabinet (London, John & Arthur Arch, 1822, v. 7, pl. 662)
Printmaker: George Cooke
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Accession Number: 8170.7
Artist Name: Cooke, George
Life Span: 1781–1834
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Habenaria blephariglottis
Taxon:

Habenaria blephariglottis (Willdenow) Hooker, Orchidaceae

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Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 21 x 16
Image Size: 17 x 10.5
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Published: from C. Loddiges, The Botanical Cabinet (London, John & Arthur Arch, 1824, v.10, pl. 925)
Printmaker: George Cooke
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Accession Number: 8170.8
Artist Name: Cooke, George
Life Span: 1781–1834
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Neottia spiralis
Taxon:

Neottia spiralis (Linnaeus) Swartz, Orchidaceae

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Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 20 x 16
Image Size: 17 x 10.5
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Published: from C. Loddiges, The Botanical Cabinet (London, John & Arthur Arch, 1824, v.10, pl. 931)
Printmaker: George Cooke
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Accession Number: 8170.9
Artist Name: Cooke, George
Life Span: 1781–1834
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Cypripedium arietinum
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Cypripedium arietinum R. Brown, Orchidaceae

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Medium: hand-colored engraving
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Dimensions (cm): 20.5 x 16
Image Size: 17 x 10.5
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Published: from C. Loddiges, The Botanical Cabinet (London, John & Arthur Arch, 1827, v.13, pl. 1249)
Printmaker: George Cooke
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Accession Number: 8171
Artist Name: Cooke, W. I.
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Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Cypripedium parviflorum
Taxon:

Cypripedium parviflorum Salisbury, Orchidaceae

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Medium: hand-colored engraving
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Dimensions (cm): 20.5 x 16.5
Image Size: 16 x 10
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Published: from C. Loddiges, The Botanical Cabinet (London, John and Arthur Arch, 1817–1833, v. 5 (1820), pl. 414)
Printmaker: George Cooke
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Accession Number: 8172.1
Artist Name: Curtis, J. [John]
Life Span: 1791–1862
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Satyrium coriifolium, Leathery-leaved Satyrium
Taxon:

Cypripedium parviflorum Swartz, Orchidaceae

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Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 23 x 14.5
Image Size: 20 x 12
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Date of Execution: August 1820
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Published: from John Sims Curtis’s Botanical Magazine (London, Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1820, v. 47, pl. 2172)
Printmaker: Weddell
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Accession Number: 8172.2
Artist Name: Curtis, J. [John]
Life Span: 1791–1862
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Goodyera pubescens, Smaller pubescent Goodyera
Taxon:

Goodyera pubescens (Willdenow) R. Brown, Orchidaceae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 24 x 16
Image Size: 20 x 11.5
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Date of Execution: January 1, 1825
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Published: from John Sims Curtis’s Botanical Magazine (London, Sherwood, Jones & Co., 1825, v. 52, pl. 2540)
Printmaker: Weddell
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Accession Number: 8172.3
Artist Name: Curtis, J. [John]
Life Span: 1791–1862
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Orchis sulphurea, Pale-Yellow Orchis
Taxon:

Orchis sulphurea Sims, Orchidaceae

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Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 23 x 14
Image Size: 20 x 11.5
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Date of Execution: May, 1825
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Published: from John Sims Curtis’s Botanical Magazine (London, Sherwood, Jones & Co., 1825, v. 52, pl. 2569)
Printmaker: Weddell
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Accession Number: 8173.1
Artist Name: Curtis, J. [John]
Life Span: 1791–1862
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Dascillus cervinus; Orchis ustulata, Dwarf Orchis
Taxon:

Dascillus cervinus, Linnaeus, 1758, Dascillidae; Orchis ustulataa Linnaeus, Orchidaceae

Description: beetle and orchid
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 23 x 15
Image Size: 20.5 x 11.5
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Date of Execution: June 1, 1828
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Published: from John Curtis British Entomology; being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects Found in Great Britain and Ireland (London, for the author, 1823–1840, v. 2, pl. 216 [54th plate in volume])
Printmaker: J. Curtis
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Accession Number: 8173.2
Artist Name: Curtis, J. [John]
Life Span: 1791–1862
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Phycita pinguis; Orchis (Habenaria) bifolia (Butterfly Orchis)
Taxon:

Euzophera pinguis Haworth 1811, Pyralidae; Orchis ustulataa Linnaeus, Orchidaceae

Description: moth and orchid
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 23 x 15
Image Size: 20.5 x 12
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Date of Execution: June 1, 1828
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Published: from John Curtis British Entomology; being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects Found in Great Britain and Ireland (London, for the author, 1823–1840, v. 6, pl. 233)
Printmaker: J. Curtis
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Accession Number: 8173.3
Artist Name: Curtis, J. [John]
Life Span: 1791–1862
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Apamea haworthii; Orchis pyramidalis, Late-flowering Orchis
Taxon:

Celaena haworthii Curtis 1829, Noctuidae; Orchis ustulataa Linnaeus, Orchidaceae

Description: moth and orchid
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 14.5
Image Size: 20 x 12
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Date of Execution: May 1, 1829
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Published: from John Curtis British Entomology; being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects Found in Great Britain and Ireland (London, the author, 1823–1840, v. 5, Lepidoptera, part 1, pl. 260)
Printmaker: J. Curtis
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Accession Number: 8173.4
Artist Name: Curtis, J. [John]
Life Span: 1791–1862
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Orchis latifolia, Marsh Orchis; Foenus assectator
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Orchis latifolia Linnaeus, Orchidaceae; Gasteruption assectator Linnaeus 1758, Gasteruptiidae

Description: wasp and orchid
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 24.5 x 15
Image Size: 20.5 x 12
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Date of Execution: October 1, 1832
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Published: from John Curtis British Entomology; being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects Found in Great Britain and Ireland (London, for the author, 1823–1840, v. 3, pl. 423)
Printmaker: J. Curtis
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Accession Number: 8174
Artist Name: Catesby, Mark
Life Span: (1683-1749)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Gallinula americana, Le Rale de l’ Amerique; Gentiana virginiana saponariae folio....
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Gallinula americana Lichtenstein, 1818, Rallidae; Gentiana Linnaeus, Gentianaceae

Description: gentian and bird
Medium: etching, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 37.5 x 24
Image Size: 30 x 22
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Published: from George Edwards A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of some other rare and undescribed animals, with Gleanings of Natural History, and the Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (Mark Catesby)… (Nuremberg, 1749–1796 tab XL [70])
Printmaker: re-engraved by John Michael Seligmann
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Accession Number: 8175
Artist Name: Fisher, Susan T.
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Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: Cabbage, Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) 'Bilko'
Taxon:

Brassica rapa Linnaeus, Brassicaceae alt. Cruciferae

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Medium: polymer plate etching with chine cole
Support: paper
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Edition: 9/10 EV (variable edition)
Date of Execution: 2016
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Signature: Susan T. Fisher (br)
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Printmaker: Susan T. Fisher
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HIBD Exhibitions: 16th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (2019)
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Accession Number: 8176
Artist Name: Fitzpatrick, Margaret (Maggy)
Life Span: 1958-
Nationality: England
Gender: Female
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Title: Hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla
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Hydrangea Gronovius, Hydrangeaceae

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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 59 x 42
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Date of Execution: 2014
Place of Execution: England
Signature: MF, b.c.
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HIBD Exhibitions: (HI) 15th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2016; Hunt Institute travel exhibition (HI/TS), 15th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2016-2019
HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. and C. Roy. 2016. Catalogue [of the] 15th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 20.
Accession Number: 8177
Artist Name: Phillips, Kandis Vermeer
Life Span: (1954-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: C is for Chipmunk
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Description: Chipmunk nestled in leaves in letter C; Tamias striatus (Linnaeus, 1758), Sciuridae
Medium: watercolor and shell gold
Support: parchment {sheepskin]
Dimensions (cm): 20 x 15
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Signature: Vermeer (b.r.)
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Notes: Illuminated alphabet; vintage sheepskin parchment
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Accession Number: 8178
Artist Name: Phillips, Kandis Vermeer
Life Span: (1954-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: Viola sororia Willd., Meadow blue violet
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Viola sororia Willdenow, Violaceae

Description: violet specimen including root drawn from herbarium sheet
Medium: silverpoint
Support: casein ground on Fabriano hot press 300 lb watercolor paper
Dimensions (cm): 30 x 23
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Accession Number: 8179
Artist Name: Phillips, Kandis Vermeer
Life Span: (1954-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ?Catbird nest, Dumetella carolinensis
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[nest of] ?Dumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) Mimidae; Poaceae

Description: ?cat bird nest
Medium: silverpoint
Support: vintage Video-media clay coat paper
Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 27.5
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Signature: Vermeer (b.r.)
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Notes: Paper from George Venable (retired scientific illustrator from USMNH); Drawn from specimen in a nature center and personal photo
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Accession Number: 8180
Artist Name: Phillips, Kandis Vermeer
Life Span: (1954-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: Marsh wren next, Cistothorus palustris
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[nest of] Cistothorus palustris (Wilson, 1810) Troglodytidae; Poaceae

Description: marsh wren nest
Medium: silver and gold points
Support: commercial clay coat paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28
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Notes: Gold point is on string so it will remain grey. Drawn from museum specimen on public view and personal photo.
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Accession Number: 8181
Artist Name: Snyder, Heidi
Life Span: (1953-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: Opuntia engelmanii; Prickly Pear Cactus
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Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelmann, Cactaceae

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Medium: colored pencil
Support: drafting film
Dimensions (cm): 46 x 61
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Date of Execution: 2015
Place of Execution: Colorado
Signature: HS, b.r.
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HIBD Publications: Bruno, L. and C. Roy. 2016. Catalogue [of the] 15th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 47.
Accession Number: 8182.01
Artist Name: Drake, Sarah Anne (Miss)
Life Span: (1803–1857)
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Gender: Female
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Title: Orchis fuciflora, Painted-lipped Ophrys
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Ophrys fuciflora (F. W. Schmidt) Moench, Orchidaceae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.5
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Date of Execution: May 1, 1847
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Published: John Lindley Edwards’ Botanical Register (London, James Ridgeway, 1829–1847, 1847, v. 20 new series, (v. 33, whole series), pl. 25).
Printmaker: G. Barclay
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