Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute

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Accession Number: 0888.05
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Warted thorn apple, Datura foestuosa''
Taxon:

Datura Linnaeus, Solanaceae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
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Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.06
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Linear golden rod, Solidago linifolia''
Taxon:

Solidago Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
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Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.07
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Thorny bindweed, Convolvulus aculatus''
Taxon:

Convolvulus Linnaeus, Convolvulaceae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.08
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''One side bellflower, Campanula rapunculoides''
Taxon:

Campanula Linnaeus, Campanulaceae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.09
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Pointed mariet, Roella ciliata''
Taxon:

Roella Linnaeus, Campanulaceae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.10
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''White bryony, Bryonia alba''
Taxon:

Bryonia Linnaeus, Curcurbitaceae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants.After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library. This item matches p. 8.
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Accession Number: 0888.11
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Racemoze aster, Aster concolor''
Taxon:

Aster Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library. This item matches p. 11.
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Accession Number: 0888.12
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Beak'd rattle, Pedicularis rostrata''
Taxon:

Pedicularis Linnaeus, Scrophulariaceae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.13
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Shrubby stalk'd speedwell, Veronica fruticulosa''
Taxon:

Veronica Linnaeus, Scrophulariaceae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.14
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Lobated with weed, Ipomoea tribola''
Taxon:

Ipomoea Linnaeus, Convolvulaceae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library. This item matches p. 40.
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Accession Number: 0888.15
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Clustery Dutch agrimony, Eupatorium scandens''
Taxon:

Eupatorium Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.16
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Painted cranebill, Geranium sibericum''
Taxon:

Geranium Linnaeus, Geraniaceae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.17
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Linear sun flower, Helianthus augustifoliis''
Taxon:

Helianthus Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.18
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Tridentate sage, Salvia urticifolia''
Taxon:

Salvia Linnaeus, Lamiaceae alt. Labiatae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.19
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit:
Title: ''Ventane Jerusalem sage, Phlomis herba venti''
Taxon:

Phlomis Linnaeus, Lamiaceae alt. Labiatae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library. This item matches p. 13.
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Accession Number: 0888.20
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Pyrenaean aster, Aster italicus''
Taxon:

Aster Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.21
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Sea-side aster, Aster tripolium dictus''
Taxon:

Aster Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.22
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Siberian aster, Aster sibericus''
Taxon:

Aster Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.23
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''One flowerd aster, Aster rigidus''
Taxon:

Aster Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library. This item matches p. 5.
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Accession Number: 0888.24
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Dark flowerd mullein, Verbascum phoeniceum''
Taxon:

Verbascum Linnaeus, Scrophulariaceae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.25
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Ramping leopards bane, Doronicum plantagineum''
Taxon:

Doronicum Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
Image Size:
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.26
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Flaxey urnwort, Chironia linoides''
Taxon:

Chironia Linnaeus, Gentianaceae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library. This item matches p. 39.
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Accession Number: 0888.27
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Glorious bellflower, Campanula trachelium''
Taxon:

Campanula Linnaeus, Campanulaceae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.28
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Water mint, Mentha aquatica''
Taxon:

Mentha Linnaeus, Lamiaceae alt. Labiatae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0888.29
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Helianthoide ox-eye, Buphthalmum helianthoides''
Taxon:

Buphthalmum Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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