Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute
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Accession Number: 1620
Artist Name: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1737–1745)
Nationality: Germany and England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: a. Musa, Banana, Pican. b. Moschatellina, seu Fumaria bulbosa minima. c. Muscus clavatus, Lycopodium,....d. Muscus terrestris cupressi formis,...
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Musa Linnaeus, Musacea
Description:
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 51.1 x 35.3
Image Size: 48 x 33.8
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Published: Weinmann, J. W. 1737-1745. Phytanthoza Iconographia ... 8 vols. Regensburg: Hieronymum Lentzum. Pl. 737.
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Notes: After drawings by N. Asamin, G. D. Ehret and others
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Accession Number: 1621
Artist Name: Goeree, Jan
Life Span: (1670-1731)
Nationality: Netherlands
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Title: Apocynum americanum asclepiadeum
Taxon:
Apocynum Linnaeus, Apocynaceae
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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 38.5 x 25
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Published: Munting, A. 1696. Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen ... Leiden: P. vander As; Utrecht: F. Halma. Fig. 106. [Fol. 348.]
Printmaker: Baptist, Jan (1629-?)
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Accession Number: 1622
Artist Name: Goeree, Jan
Life Span: (1670-1731)
Nationality: Netherlands
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Title: Clematis passiflora ...
Taxon:
Passiflora Linnaeus, Passifloraceae
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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 38.5 x 25.5
Image Size: 32 x 20.5
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Published: Munting, A. 1696. Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen ... Leiden: P. vander As; Utrecht: F. Halma. Fig. 162. [Fol. 585.]
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Accession Number: 1623
Artist Name: Goeree, Jan
Life Span: (1670-1731)
Nationality: Netherlands
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Title: Gramen marinum ...
Taxon:
Armeria Willdenow, Plumbaginaceae
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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 38.5 x 25.5
Image Size: 32 x 20.5
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Published: Munting, A. 1696. Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen ... Leiden: P. vander As; Utrecht: F. Halma. Fig. 174. [Fol. 617.]
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Accession Number: 1624
Artist Name: Goeree, Jan
Life Span: (1670-1731)
Nationality: Netherlands
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Title: Dipsacus spinosus ...
Taxon:
Eryngium Linnaeus, Apiaceae alt. Umbelliferae
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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38.5 x 25.5
Image Size: 32 x 20.5
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Published: Munting, A. 1696. Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen ... Leiden: P. vander As; Utrecht: F. Halma. Fig. 185. [Fol. 673.]
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Accession Number: 1625
Artist Name: Lancake, Richard
Life Span: (fl.1755–1760)
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Gender: Male
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Title: Bignonia foliis ...
Taxon:
Bignonia Linnaeus, Bignoniaceae
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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 40 x 24.5
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Published: Miller, P. [1755-] 1760. Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful and Uncommon Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary. 2 vols. London: for the author. Vol. 1. Pl. 65.
Printmaker: Miller, I. S.
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Accession Number: 1626
Artist Name: Lancake, Richard
Life Span: (fl.1755–1760)
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Gender: Male
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Title: Phlomis, foliis oblongo-cordatis ...
Taxon:
Phlomis Linnaeus, Lamiaceae alt. Labiatae
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Dimensions (cm): 40 x 24.5
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Published: Miller, P. [1755-] 1760. Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful and Uncommon Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary. 2 vols. London: for the author. Vol. 2. Pl. 202.
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Accession Number: 1627
Artist Name: Lancake, Richard
Life Span: (fl.1755–1760)
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Gender: Male
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Title: Siliquastrum
Taxon:
Cercis Linnaeus, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 40 x 24.5
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Published: Miller, P. [1755-] 1760. Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful and Uncommon Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary. 2 vols. London: for the author. Vol. 2. Pl. 253.
Printmaker: Miller, I.
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Accession Number: 1628
Artist Name: Miller, John
Life Span: (1715-1790)
Nationality: Germany and England
Gender: Male
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Title: Dracontium foliis ...
Taxon:
Monstera Adanson, Araceae
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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 39.5 x 24.5
Image Size: 32 x 20
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Published: Miller, P. [1755-] 1760. Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful and Uncommon Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary. 2 vols. London: for the author. Vol. 2. Pl. 296. [opp. p. 197.]
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Accession Number: 1629
Artist Name: Miller, John
Life Span: (1715-1790)
Nationality: Germany and England
Gender: Male
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Title: Amaryllis spatha ...
Taxon:
Amaryllis Linnaeus, Amaryllidaceae
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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 39.5 x 25
Image Size: 31 x 19.5
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Published: Miller, P. [1755-] 1760. Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful and Uncommon Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary. 2 vols. London: for the author. Vol. 1. Pl. 24. [opp. p. 16.]
Printmaker: Jefferys, T.
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Accession Number: 1630
Artist Name: Miller, John
Life Span: (1715-1790)
Nationality: Germany and England
Gender: Male
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Title: Apocynum erectum ...
Taxon:
Apocynum Linnaeus, Apocynaceae
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Dimensions (cm): 39.5 x 25
Image Size: 31 x 19.5
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Published: Miller, P. [1755-] 1760. Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful and Uncommon Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary. 2 vols. London: for the author. Vol. 1. Pl. 45. [opp. p. 30.]
Printmaker: Jefferys, T.
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Accession Number: 1631
Artist Name: Lister, Genevieve
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Title: Hieracium gracilentum Backh.
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Hieracium Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
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Medium: engraving
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Dimensions (cm): 38.5 x 28
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Published: Hanbury, F. J. 1889–1898. An Illustrated Monograph of the British Hieracia. 8 parts. London: for the author. Pt. 4. Pl. 10.
Printmaker: Carter, E.
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Accession Number: 1632
Artist Name: Lister, Genevieve
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Title: Hieraceum [sic] globosum Backh.
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Hieracium Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
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Published: Hanbury, F. J. 1889–1898. An Illustrated Monograph of the British Hieracia. 8 parts. London: for the author. Pt. 4. Pl. 11.
Printmaker: Carter, E.
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Accession Number: 1633
Artist Name: Lister, Genevieve
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Title: Hieracium nigrescens Willd.
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Hieracium Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
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Published: Hanbury, F. J. 1889–1898. An Illustrated Monograph of the British Hieracia. 8 parts. London: for the author. Pt. 4. Pl. 12.
Printmaker: Carter, E.
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Accession Number: 1634
Artist Name: Devlin, Mary B.
Life Span: (1916-)
Nationality: Australia
Gender: Female
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Title: Banksia coccinea (Albany banksia)
Taxon:
Banksia coccinea R. Brown, Proteaceae
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Medium: watercolor
Support: illustration board
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 27
Image Size: 35 x 24
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Date of Execution: 1964
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Signature: M. B. Devlin (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 2nd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1968)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H.M., comp. 1968. Catalogue [of the] 2nd International Exhibition of Botanical Art &Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library.
Accession Number: 1635
Artist Name: Devlin, Mary B.
Life Span: (1916-)
Nationality: Australia
Gender: Female
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Title: Eucalyptus caesia
Taxon:
Eucalyptus caesia Bentham, Myrtaceae
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Medium: watercolor
Support: illustration board
Dimensions (cm): 37.5 x 27.5
Image Size: 33.5 x 23.5
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Date of Execution: 1964
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Signature: M. B. Devlin (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: 2nd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1968)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H.M., comp. 1968. Catalogue [of the] 2nd International Exhibition of Botanical Art &Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library.
Accession Number: 1636
Artist Name: Davison, Neville Craig Jr.
Life Span: (1910 or 1911–1995)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Taxon:
Quercus Linnaeus, Fagaceae
Description: oak in landscape
Medium: etching
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 17 x 12
Image Size: 13 x 8.5
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Signature: Neville C. Dairson Jr. (b.r.)
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Printmaker: Neville Craig Davison, Jr.
Notes: "Affectionately Mary Louise D[avison]." (rev.)
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Accession Number: 1637
Artist Name: Alcade, M.
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Title: Hyosciamus [sic] albus L.
Taxon:
Hyoscyamus Linnaeus, Solanaceae
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Medium: lithograph, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 30 x 21.5
Image Size: 16.5 x 11.5
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Published: Martin de Argenta, V. 1862–1864. Album de la Flora Médico-Farmaceutica é Industrial. 3 vols. Madrid: Galeria Literaria. Vol. 3. Pl. 227.
Printmaker: de La Riva
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Accession Number: 1638
Artist Name: Alcade, M.
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Title: Pistacia vera
Taxon:
Pistacia Linnaeus, Anacardiaceae
Description: fruiting branch; details
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Dimensions (cm): 30 x 21.5
Image Size: 17 x 11.5
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Published: Martin de Argenta, V. 1862–1864. Album de la Flora Médico-Farmaceutica. 3 vols. Madrid: Galeria Literaria. Vol. 1. Pl. 86.
Printmaker: Desengan~o
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Accession Number: 1639
Artist Name: Alcade, M. (attr. to)
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Title: Polipodium [sic] calaguala Ruiz.
Taxon:
Polypodium Linnaeus, Pteridophyta, Polypodiaceae
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Dimensions (cm): 30 x 21.5
Image Size: 16.5 x 11
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Published: Martin de Argenta, V. 1862–1864. Album de la Flora Médico-Farmaceutica. 3 vols. Madrid: Galeria Literaria. Vol. 3. Pl. 295.
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Accession Number: 1640
Artist Name: Bouchard, Magdalena
Life Span: fl.1772–1793
Nationality: Italy
Gender: Female
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Title: Paeonia mas flores incarnato
Taxon:
Paeonia Linnaeus, Ranunculaceae
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Medium: etching, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 52.5 x 37
Image Size: 37 x 22.5
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Published: Bonelli, G. [vol. 1], N. Martelli, ed. [vols. 2–8]. 1772–1793. Hortus Romanus. 8 vols. Rome: Bouchard and Gravier. Pl. 32.
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Accession Number: 1641
Artist Name: Bouchard, Magdalena
Life Span: fl.1772–1793
Nationality: Italy
Gender: Female
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Title: Ketmia vesicaria, vulgaris
Taxon:
Hibiscus Linnaeus, Malvaceae
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Medium: etching, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 52.5 x 37
Image Size: 37 x 22.5
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Published: Bonelli, G. [vol. 1], N. Martelli, ed. [vols. 2–8]. 1772–1793. Hortus Romanus. 8 vols. Rome: Bouchard and Gravier. Pl. 55.
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Accession Number: 1642
Artist Name: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1700s ?)
Nationality: England ?
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Title: Buglossum angustifolium maius flre caeruleo
Taxon:
Buglossum P. Miller, Boraginaceae
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Medium: watercolor
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Dimensions (cm): 47 x 30.5
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Accession Number: 1643
Artist Name: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1700s ?)
Nationality: England ?
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Title: Crisanthemum alpinum
Taxon:
Chrysanthemum Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
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Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 47
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Accession Number: 1656
Artist Name: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1800s ?)
Nationality: China
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Title: Cumqut [sic] - Pagoda orange
Taxon:
Citrus japonica Thunberg, Rutaceae
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Medium: watercolor
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Dimensions (cm): 63.5 x 41.5
Image Size: 37 x 30
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