Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute

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Accession Number: 0984
Artist Name: Edwards, Sydenham
Life Span: (1769?-1819)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Nelumbium speciosum. Sacred bean of India
Taxon:

Nelumbo Adanson, Nymphaeaceae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 23 x 28
Image Size: 20 x 23.5
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Published: Bot. Mag. 23: pl. 903A. 1806.
Printmaker: Sansom, F.
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Accession Number: 0985
Artist Name: Edwards, Sydenham
Life Span: (1769?-1819)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Amaryllis revoluta. Changeable-flowered amaryllis
Taxon:

Amaryllis Linnaeus, Amaryllidaceae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 23 x 29.5
Image Size: 20 x 24.5
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Published: Bot. Mag. 29: pl. 1178. 1809.
Printmaker: Sansom, F.
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Accession Number: 0986
Artist Name: Edwards, Sydenham
Life Span: (1769?-1819)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Haemanthus toxicarius. Fan-leaved haemanthus, or the poison-bulb
Taxon:

Haemanthus Linnaeus, Amaryllidaceae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 23 x 29.5
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Published: Bot. Mag. 30: pl. 1217. 1809.
Printmaker: Sansom, F.
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Accession Number: 0987
Artist Name: Smith, Frederick William
Life Span: (1797-1835)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Rhododendron arboreum (Tree-like rhododendron)
Taxon:

Rhododendron Linnaeus, Ericaceae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 30 x 24
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Published: Paxton's Mag. Bot. 1: pl. 101. 1834.
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Accession Number: 0988
Artist Name: Smith, Frederick William
Life Span: (1797-1835)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Camellia reticulata (Captain Rowes' camellia)
Taxon:

Camellia Linnaeus, Theaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 30 x 24
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Published: Paxton's Mag. Bot. 3: pl. 101. 1837.
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Accession Number: 0989
Artist Name: Smith, Frederick William
Life Span: (1797-1835)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Telopea speciosissima (The warratah)
Taxon:

Telopea R. Brown, Proteaceae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 30 x 24
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Published: Paxton's Mag. Bot. 5: pl. 73. 1838.
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Accession Number: 0990
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Achras sapota
Taxon:

Achras Linnaeus, Sapotaceae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 6: pl. 402. 1822.
Printmaker: Barrois
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Accession Number: 0991
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Anemone coronaria var.
Taxon:

Anemone Linnaeus, Ranunculaceae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 6: pl. 415. 1822.
Printmaker: Barrois
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Accession Number: 0992
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Ardisia solanacea
Taxon:

Ardisia O. Swartz, Myrsinaceae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 5: pl. 316. 1821.
Printmaker: Barrois
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Accession Number: 0993
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Aster grandiflorus
Taxon:

Aster Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 6: pl. 400. 1822.
Printmaker: Barrois
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Accession Number: 0994
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Begonia discolor
Taxon:

Begonia Linnaeus, Begoniaceae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 6:. pl. 416. 1822.
Printmaker: Barrois
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Accession Number: 0995
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Bryophyllum calycinum
Taxon:

Bryophyllum R. A. Salisbury, Crassulaceae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 5: pl. 317. 1821.
Printmaker: Barrois
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Accession Number: 0996
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Cestrum macrophyllum
Taxon:

Cestrum Linnaeus, Solanaceae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 5: pl. 337. 1821.
Printmaker: Barrois
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Accession Number: 0997
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Chelone campanulata
Taxon:

Chelone Linnaeus, Scrophulariaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 5: pl. 338. 1821.
Printmaker: Barrois
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Accession Number: 0998
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Corydalis formosa
Taxon:

Corydalis A. P. de Candolle, Papaveraceae

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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 5: pl. 289. 1821.
Printmaker: Barrois
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Accession Number: 0999
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Dahlia purpurea
Taxon:

Dahlia Cavanilles, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 5: pl. 291. 1821.
Printmaker: Barrois
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Accession Number: 1000
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Helichrysum chrysanthum
Taxon:

Elichrysum Miller, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 5: pl. 335. 1821.
Printmaker: Barrois
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Accession Number: 1001
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Exacum viscosum
Taxon:

Exacum Linnaeus, Gentianaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 5: pl. 355. 1821.
Printmaker: Barrois
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Accession Number: 1002
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Gardenia thunbergia
Taxon:

Gardenia J. Ellis, Rubiaceae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 6: pl. 399. 1821.
Printmaker: Barrois
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Accession Number: 1003
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Heliconia psittacorum
Taxon:

Heliconia Linnaeus, Musaceae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 5: pl. 336. 1821.
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Accession Number: 1004
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Indigofera atropurpurea
Taxon:

Indigofera Linnaeus, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae

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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 5: pl. 335. 1821.
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Accession Number: 1005
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Justicia lutea
Taxon:

Justicia Linnaeus, Acanthaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 6: pl. 403. 1822.
Printmaker: Barrois
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Accession Number: 1006
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Linum trigynum
Taxon:

Linum Linnaeus, Linaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 5: pl. 290. 1821.
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Accession Number: 1007
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Malpighia angustifolia
Taxon:

Malpighia Linnaeus, Malpighiaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 6: pl. 401. 1822.
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Accession Number: 1008
Artist Name: Bessa, Pancrace
Life Span: (1772-1846)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Title: Mesembrianthemum spectabile
Taxon:

Mesembrianthemum Sprengel, Aizoaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 18
Image Size: 21 x 13
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Published: Herb. Gén. Amateur. 5: pl. 356. 1821.
Printmaker: Barrois
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