Accession Number: 8245.41
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
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Title: Cypripedium calceolus, Common Lady’s-slipper
Taxon: Cypripedium calceolus Linnaeus, Orchidaceae
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Dimensions (cm): 25.5 x 17.5
Date of Execution: Nov. 1, 1790
Place of Execution: London
Published: Syme, J. B., ed. 1863-1872. English Botany. ed. 3, 11 vols. London: Robert Hardwicke. Vol. 9. Pl. 1490.
Notes: E. B. 1 [English Botany, 1st edition plate no.]
Accession Number: 8246.1
Artist Name: Sowerby, James de Carle
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Title: Ophrys arachnites, Late Spider Orchis
Taxon: Ophrys arachnites Lamarck, Orchidaceae
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Dimensions (cm): 21.5 x 13
Date of Execution: Aug. 1, 1829
Place of Execution: London
Published: Hooker, W. J. 1831–1866. Supplement to the English Botany of the Late J. E. Smith and Mr. Sowerby. 83 supplement vols. London: sold by J. D. C and C. E. Sowerby. Vol. 1. Pl. 2596.
Accession Number: 8246.1a
Artist Name: Sowerby, James de Carle
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Title: Ophrys arachnites, Late Spider Orchis
Taxon: Ophrys arachnites Lamarck, Orchidaceae
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Place of Execution: London
Published: Syme, J. B., ed. 1863-1872. English Botany. ed. 3, 11 vols. London: Robert Hardwicke. Vol. 9. Pl. 1468.
Notes: E. B. 2596 [English Botany, 1st edition plate no.]; See also 8246.1
Accession Number: 8246.2
Artist Name: Sowerby, James de Carle
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Title: Habenaria bifolia, Smaller Butterfly Orchis
Taxon: Habenaria bifolia R. Brown, Orchidaceae
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Dimensions (cm): 21.5 x 13
Date of Execution: Aug. 1, 1837
Place of Execution: London
Published: Hooker, W. J. 1831–1866. Supplement to the English Botany of the Late J. E. Smith and Mr. Sowerby. 83 supplement vols. London: sold by J. D. C and C. E. Sowerby. Vol. 3. Pl. 2806.
Accession Number: 8246.3
Artist Name: Sowerby, James de Carle
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Title: Orchis militaris, Military Orchis
Taxon: Orchis militaris Linnaeus, Orchidaceae
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Dimensions (cm): 25.25 x 16.5
Place of Execution: London
Published: Syme, J. B., ed. 1863-1872. English Botany. ed. 3, 11 vols. London: Robert Hardwicke. Vol. 9. Pl. 1452.
Notes: E. B. 2675 [English Botany, 1st edition plate no.]
Accession Number: 8246.4
Artist Name: Sowerby, James de Carle
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Title: Orchis laxiflora, Lax-flowered Orchis
Taxon: Orchis laxiflora Lamarck, Orchidaceae
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Dimensions (cm): 25.5 x 17
Place of Execution: London
Published: Syme, J. B., ed. 1863-1872. English Botany. ed. 3, 11 vols. London: Robert Hardwicke. Vol. 9. Pl. 1456.
Notes: E. B. 2828 [English Botany, 1st edition plate no.]
Accession Number: 8246.5
Artist Name: Sowerby, James de Carle
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Title: Orchis latifolia, Broad-leaved Marsh Orchis
Taxon: Orchis latifolia Linnaeus, Orchidaceae
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Place of Execution: London
Published: Syme, J. B., ed. 1863-1872. English Botany. ed. 3, 11 vols. London: Robert Hardwicke. Vol. 9. Pl. 1458.
Notes: E. B. 2973 [English Botany, 1st edition plate no.]
Accession Number: 8246.6
Artist Name: Sowerby, James de Carle
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Title: Ophrys aranifera, var. fucifera, Early Spider Orchis, var.
Taxon: Ophrys aranifera Hudson var. fucifera Reichenbach, fil, Orchidaceae
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Place of Execution: London
Published: Syme, J. B., ed. 1863-1872. English Botany. ed. 3, 11 vols. London: Robert Hardwicke. Vol. 9. Pl. 1470.
Notes: E. B. 2649 [English Botany, 1st edition plate no.]
Accession Number: 8246.7
Artist Name: Sowerby, James de Carle
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Title: Spiranthes aestivalis, Summer Lady’s-tresses
Taxon: Spiranthes aestivalis (Poiret) Richard, Orchidaceae
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Dimensions (cm): 25.5 x 17
Place of Execution: London
Published: Syme, J. B., ed. 1863-1872. English Botany. ed. 3, 11 vols. London: Robert Hardwicke. Vol. 9. Pl. 1473.
Notes: E. B.S. 2817 [English Botany Supplement plate no.]
Accession Number: 8246.8
Artist Name: [attributed to] Sowerby, James de Carle
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Title: Epipactis media, Narrow-leaved Helleborine
Taxon: Epipactis media Fries, Orchidaceae
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Dimensions (cm): 25.5 x 17.5
Place of Execution: London
Published: Syme, J. B., ed. 1863-1872. English Botany. ed. 3, 11 vols. London: Robert Hardwicke. Vol. 9. Pl. 1479.
Notes: E. B.S. 2775 [English Botany Supplement plate no.]
Accession Number: 8246.9
Artist Name: [attributed to] Sowerby, James de Carle
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Title: Epipactis atrorubens, Oval-leaved Helleborine
Taxon: Epipactis atrorubens (Hoffmann) Besser, Orchidaceae
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Dimensions (cm): 25.5 x 17.5
Place of Execution: London
Published: Syme, J. B., ed. 1863-1872. English Botany. ed. 3, 11 vols. London: Robert Hardwicke. Vol. 9. Pl. 1481.
Notes: E. B.S. 2884 [English Botany Supplement plate no.]
Accession Number: 8247.01
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Title: 1. Bog Orchis, Malaxis paludosa 2. Two leaved Liparis, Liparis Loeselii 3. Spurless Coral Root, Corallorhiza innata 4. Broad Leaved Helleborine, Epipactis latifolia
Taxon: Malaxis paludosa (Linnaeus) Swartz, Orchidaceae; Liparis loeselii (Linnaeus) Richard; Corallorhiza innata R. Brown; Epipactis latifolia Allioni, Orchidaceae
Medium: Baxter Process combining etching, aquatint, color wood-block
Dimensions (cm): 23 x 15.5
Published: Pratt, A. 1873. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain. London: Frederick Warne and Co. 6 vols. Vol. 5. Pl. 211.
Printmaker: William Dickes (1815–1892)
Accession Number: 8247.01a
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Title: 1. Bog Orchis, Malaxis paludosa 2. Two leaved Liparis, Liparis Loeselii 3. Spurless Coral Root, Corallorhiza innata 4. Broad Leaved Helleborine, Epipactis latifolia
Taxon: Malaxis paludosa (Linnaeus) Swartz, Orchidaceae; Liparis loeselii (Linnaeus) Richard; Corallorhiza innata R. Brown; Epipactis latifolia Allioni, Orchidaceae
Medium: Baxter Process combining etching, aquatint, color wood-block
Dimensions (cm): 23 x 15.5
Published: Pratt, A. and E. Step, ed. 1905. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain, ed. 2. 4 vols. London: Frederick Warne and Co. Vol. 3. Pl. 215.
Printmaker: William Dickes (1815–1892)
Accession Number: 8247.02
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Title: 1. Marsh Helleborine, Epipactis palustris 2. Large White H, E. grandiflora 3. Narrow Leaved White H, E. ensifolia 4. Purple H, E. rubra
Taxon: Epipactis palustris Crantz; E. grandiflora Smith; E. ensifolia F. W. Schmidt; E. rubra F. W. Schmidt, Orchidaceae
Medium: Baxter Process combining etching, aquatint, color wood-block
Dimensions (cm): 24 x 16 cm
Published: Pratt, A. 1873. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain. London: Frederick Warne and Co. 6 vols. Vol. 5. Pl. 212.
Printmaker: William Dickes (1815–1892)
Accession Number: 8247.02a
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Title: 1. Marsh Helleborine, Epipactis palustris 2. Large White H, E. grandiflora 3. Narrow Leaved White H, E. ensifolia 4. Purple H, E. rubra
Taxon: Epipactis palustris Crantz; E. grandiflora Smith; E. ensifolia F. W. Schmidt; E. rubra F. W. Schmidt, Orchidaceae
Medium: Baxter Process combining etching, aquatint, color wood-block
Dimensions (cm): 24 x 16 cm
Published: Pratt, A. and E. Step, ed. 1905. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain, ed. 2. 4 vols. London: Frederick Warne and Co. Vol. 3. Pl. 216.
Printmaker: William Dickes (1815–1892)
Accession Number: 8247.03
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Title: 1. Common Twayblade, Listera ovata 2. Heart-leaved T., L. cordata 3. Common Birds-Nest, L. nidus-avis 4. Fragrant Lady’s Tresses, Neottia spiralis 5. Summer L. T., N. aestivalis 6. Drooping L. T., N. cernua 7. Creeping Goodyera, Goodyera repens
Taxon: Listera ovata (Linnaeus) R. Brown; L. cordota (Linnaeus) R. Brown; L. nidus-avis Hooker; Neottia spiralis Swartz; N. aestivalis, (Poiret) DeCandolle; N. cernua Swartz; Goodyera repens (Linnaeus) R. Brown, Orchidaceae
Medium: Baxter Process combining etching, aquatint, color wood-block
Dimensions (cm): 23 x 15.5
Published: Pratt, A. 1873. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain. London: Frederick Warne and Co. 6 vols. Vol. 5. Pl. 213.
Printmaker: William Dickes (1815–1892)
Accession Number: 8247.03a
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Title: 1. Common Twayblade, Listera ovata 2. Heart-leaved T., L. cordata 3. Common Birds-Nest, L. nidus-avis 4. Fragrant Lady’s Tresses, Neottia spiralis 5. Summer L. T., N. aestivalis 6. Drooping L. T., N. cernua 7. Creeping Goodyera, Goodyera repens
Taxon: Listera ovata (Linnaeus) R. Brown; L. cordota (Linnaeus) R. Brown; L. nidus-avis Hooker; Neottia spiralis Swartz; N. aestivalis, (Poiret) DeCandolle; N. cernua Swartz; Goodyera repens (Linnaeus) R. Brown, Orchidaceae
Medium: Baxter Process combining etching, aquatint, color wood-block
Dimensions (cm): 24.5 x 15.5
Published: Pratt, A. and E. Step, ed. 1905. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain, ed. 2. 4 vols. London: Frederick Warne and Co. Vol. 3. Pl. 217.
Printmaker: William Dickes (1815–1892)
Accession Number: 8247.04
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Title: 1. Green-winged meadow Orchis, Orchis morio 2. Early Purple O[rchis], O. mascula 3. Dwarf Dark-winged O[rchis], O. ustulata 4 Great Brown-winged O[rchis], O. fusca
Taxon: Orchis morio Linnaeus; O. mascula (Linnaeus) Linnaeus; O. ustulata Linnaeus; O. fusca Jacquin, Orchidaceae
Medium: Baxter Process combining etching, aquatint, color wood-block
Dimensions (cm): 24.5 x 15.5
Published: Pratt, A. 1873. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain. London: Frederick Warne and Co. 6 vols. Vol. 5. Pl. 214.
Printmaker: William Dickes (1815–1892)
Accession Number: 8247.04a
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Title: 1. Green-winged meadow Orchis, Orchis morio 2. Early Purple O[rchis], O. mascula 3. Dwarf Dark-winged O[rchis], O. ustulata 4 Great Brown-winged O[rchis], O. fusca
Taxon: Orchis morio Linnaeus; O. mascula (Linnaeus) Linnaeus; O. ustulata Linnaeus; O. fusca Jacquin, Orchidaceae
Medium: Baxter Process combining etching, aquatint, color wood-block
Dimensions (cm): 24.5 x 15.5
Published: Pratt, A. and E. Step, ed. 1905. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain, ed. 2. 4 vols. London: Frederick Warne and Co. Vol. 3. Pl. 218.
Printmaker: William Dickes (1815–1892)
Accession Number: 8247.05
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Title: 1 Military Orchis, Orchis militaris, 2. Monkey O., O. tephrosanthos 3. Lax-Flowered O., O. laxiflora 4. Marsh O., O. latifolia
Taxon: Orchis militaris Linnaeus; O. tephrosanthos Villars; O. laxiflora Lamarck; O. latifolia Linnaeus, Orchidaceae
Medium: Baxter Process combining etching, aquatint, color wood-block
Dimensions (cm): 23 x 15.5
Published: Pratt, A. 1873. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain. London: Frederick Warne and Co. 6 vols. Vol. 5. Pl. 215.
Printmaker: William Dickes (1815–1892)
Accession Number: 8247.05a
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Title: 1. Military Orchis, Orchis militaris, 2. Monkey O., O. tephrosanthos 3. Lax-Flowered O., O. laxiflora 4. Marsh O., O. latifolia
Taxon: Orchis militaris Linnaeus; O. tephrosanthos Villars; O. laxiflora Lamarck; O. latifolia Linnaeus, Orchidaceae
Medium: Baxter Process combining etching, aquatint, color wood-block
Dimensions (cm): 24 x 15.5
Published: Pratt, A. and E. Step, ed. 1905. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain, ed. 2. 4 vols. London: Frederick Warne and Co. Vol. 3. Pl. 219.
Printmaker: William Dickes (1815–1892)
Accession Number: 8247.06
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Title: 1. Spotted Palmate Orchis, Orchis maculata 2. Pyramidal O., O. pyramidalis, 3. Lizard O., O. hircina 4. Fragrant Gymnadenia, Gymnadenia conopsea
Taxon: Orchis maculata Linnaeus; O. pyramidalis Linnaeus; O. hircina Crantz; Gymnadenia conopsea Linnaeus, Orchidaceae
Medium: Baxter Process combining etching, aquatint, color wood-block
Dimensions (cm): 23 x 15.5
Published: Pratt, A. 1873. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain. London: Frederick Warne and Co. 6 vols. Vol. 5. Pl. 216.
Printmaker: William Dickes (1815–1892)
Accession Number: 8247.06a
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Title: 1. Spotted Palmate Orchis, Orchis maculata 2. Pyramidal O., O. pyramidalis, 3. Lizard O., O. hircina 4. Fragrant Gymnadenia, Gymnadenia conopsea
Taxon: Orchis maculata Linnaeus; O. pyramidalis Linnaeus; O. hircina Crantz; Gymnadenia conopsea Linnaeus, Orchidaceae
Medium: Baxter Process combining etching, aquatint, color wood-block
Dimensions (cm): 24.5 x 15.5
Published: Pratt, A. and E. Step, ed. 1905. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain, ed. 2. 4 vols. London: Frederick Warne and Co. Vol. 3. Pl. 220.
Printmaker: William Dickes (1815–1892)
Accession Number: 8247.07
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Title: 1. Bee Ophrys, Ophrys apifera; 2. Late Spider O, O. arachnites; 3. Spider O., O aranifera; 4. Fly O., O. muscifera; 5. Common Lady’s slipper, Cypripedium calceolus
Taxon: Ophrys apifera Hudson; O. arachnites Lamarck; O. aranifera Hudson; O. muscifera Hudson; Cypripedium calceolus Linnaeus, Orchidaceae
Medium: Baxter Process combining etching, aquatint, color wood-block
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.5
Published: Pratt, A. 1873. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain. London: Frederick Warne and Co. 6 vols. Vol. 5. Pl. 218.
Printmaker: William Dickes (1815–1892)
Accession Number: 8247.07a
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Title: 1. Bee Ophrys, Ophrys apifera; 2. Late Spider O, O. arachnites; 3. Spider O., O aranifera; 4. Fly O., O. muscifera; 5. Common Lady’s slipper, Cypripedium calceolus
Taxon: Ophrys apifera Hudson; O. arachnites Lamarck; O. aranifera Hudson; O. muscifera Hudson; Cypripedium calceolus Linnaeus, Orchidaceae
Medium: Baxter Process combining etching, aquatint, color wood-block
Published: Pratt, A. and E. Step, ed. 1905. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain, ed. 2. 4 vols. London: Frederick Warne and Co. Vol. 3. Pl. 222.
Printmaker: William Dickes (1815–1892)