Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute
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Accession Number: 0888.30
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Tall choememile, Anthemis altissima''
Taxon:
Anthemis 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
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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: 0888.31
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Red disk'd aster, Aster mutabilis''
Taxon:
Aster 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
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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. 20.
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Accession Number: 0888.32
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Clustery aster, Aster tradescanti''
Taxon:
Aster 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: 0888.33
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Superb tuft flower, Crinum americanum''
Taxon:
Crinum Linnaeus, Amaryllidaceae
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: 0889.01
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Pale mullein, Verbascum lychnites
Taxon:
Verbascum Linnaeus, Scrophulariaceae
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:
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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: 0889.02
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Stinging tobacco, Nicotiana urens''
Taxon:
Nicotiana Linnaeus, Solanaceae
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:
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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. Matches, p. 38.
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Accession Number: 0889.03
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Three ribb'd urn wort, Chironia trinervia''
Taxon:
Chironia Linnaeus, Gentianaceae
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:
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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. Matches p. 42.
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Accession Number: 0889.04
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''High rib'd thrift, Statice flexuosa''
Taxon:
Limonium P. Miller, Plumbaginaceae
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:
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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: 0889.05
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Streaky broom, Genista striata''
Taxon:
Genista Linnaeus, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
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:
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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: 0889.06
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Sea side chamomile, Anthemis maritima''
Taxon:
Anthemis 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: 0889.07
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Tender corally, Erythrina herbacea''
Taxon:
Erythrina Linnaeus, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
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. Matches p. 23.
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Accession Number: 0889.08
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Flocky hyssopine, Dianthera comata''
Taxon:
Justicia Linnaeus, Acanthaceae
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: 0889.09
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Dragon yucca, Yucca draconis''
Taxon:
Yucca Linnaeus, Liliaceae
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: 0889.10
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Oval rockweed, Hilia [sic]''
Taxon:
Hillia N. J. Jacquin, Rubiaceae
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:
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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: 0889.11
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Specious redweeds, Dodecatheon meadia''
Taxon:
Dodecatheon Linnaeus, Primulaceae
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: 0889.12
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Downy rattle-wort, Crotalaria incana''
Taxon:
Crotalaria Linnaeus, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
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. Matches p. 43.
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Accession Number: 0889.13
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Carthagenan indibud, Justicia carthagenensis''
Taxon:
Justicia Linnaeus, Acanthaceae
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:
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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: 0889.14
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Hairy aster, Aster novae anglia''
Taxon:
Aster 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
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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. Matches p. 7.
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Accession Number: 0889.15
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Silver cranebill, Geranium argenteum''
Taxon:
Geranium Linnaeus, Geraniaceae
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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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. Matches p. 29.
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Accession Number: 0889.16
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Tufty rattle, Pedicularis comosa''
Taxon:
Pedicularis Linnaeus, Scrophulariaceae
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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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: 0889.17
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Sea scording, Stemodia maritima''
Taxon:
Stemodia Linnaeus, Scrophulariaceae
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: 0889.18
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Broad leaved fennel giant, Ferula ferulay dicta''
Taxon:
Ferula Linnaeus, Apiaceae alt. Umbelliferae
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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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: 0889.19
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Pinnatifid bryony, Bryonia africana''
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:
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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. Matches p. 15.
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Accession Number: 0889.20
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Hooked mariet, Roella reticulata''
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:
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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: 0889.21
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Scaly threadwort, Brunia abrotanoides''
Taxon:
Brunia Lamarck, Bruniaceae
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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