Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute
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Accession Number: 1970.04
Artist Name: Mackley, George
Life Span: (1900-1983)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Primroses
Taxon:
Primula Linnaeus, Primulaceae
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Medium: wood engraving
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Dimensions (cm): 29 x 2
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Published: Colt, A. M.-T. 1965. Weeds and Wildflowers. London: The Two-Horse Press. P. 9.
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Notes: Also wood engraving block.
HIBD Exhibitions: 2nd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1968)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H. M., comp. 1968. 2nd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library.
Accession Number: 1970.05
Artist Name: Mackley, George
Life Span: (1900-1983)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Chestnuts
Taxon:
Castanea P. Miller, Fagaceae
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Medium: wood engraving
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Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
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Published: Colt, A. M.-T. 1965. Weeds and Wildflowers. London: The Two-Horse Press. P. 13. [subsequently printed in: Mackley, G. 1968. Engraved in the Wood. London: The Two-Horse Press. Pl. 45.]
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Notes: Also wood engraving block.
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Accession Number: 1970.06
Artist Name: Mackley, George
Life Span: (1900-1983)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Mushrooms
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Fungi
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Medium: wood engraving
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Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
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Published: Colt, A. M.-T. 1965. Weeds and Wildflowers. London: The Two-Horse Press. P. 20.
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Accession Number: 1970.07
Artist Name: Mackley, George
Life Span: (1900-1983)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Lords and Ladies''
Taxon:
Arum maculatum Linnaeus, Araceae
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Medium: wood engraving
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Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
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Published: Colt, A. M.-T. 1965. Weeds and Wildflowers. London: The Two-Horse Press. P. 27. [subsequently printed in: Mackley, G. 1968. Engraved in the Wood. London: The Two-Horse Press. Pl. 19.
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Accession Number: 1970.08
Artist Name: Mackley, George
Life Span: (1900-1983)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Cow parsley
Taxon:
Daucus Linnaeus, Apiaceae alt. Umbelliferae
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Medium: wood engraving
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Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
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Published: Colt, A. M.-T. 1965. Weeds and Wildflowers. London: The Two-Horse Press. P. 31. [subsequently printed in: Mackley, G. 1968. Engraved in the Wood. London: The Two-Horse Press. Pl. 39.]
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Accession Number: 1970.09
Artist Name: Mackley, George
Life Span: (1900-1983)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Sow thistle''
Taxon:
Sonchus Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
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Medium: wood engraving
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Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
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Published: Colt, A. M.-T. 1965. Weeds and Wildflowers. London: The Two-Horse Press. P. 37. [subsequently printed in: Mackley, G. 1968. Engraved in the Wood. London: The Two-Horse Press. Pl. 13.]
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Accession Number: 1970.10
Artist Name: Mackley, George
Life Span: (1900-1983)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Solomon's seal''
Taxon:
Polygonatum P. Miller, Liliaceae
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Medium: wood engraving
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Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
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Published: Colt, A. M.-T. 1965. Weeds and Wildflowers. London: The Two-Horse Press. P. 45. [subsequently printed in: Mackley, G. 1968. Engraved in the Wood. London: The Two-Horse Press. Pl. 6.]
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Accession Number: 1970.11
Artist Name: Mackley, George
Life Span: (1900-1983)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Marsh marigolds''
Taxon:
Caltha Linnaeus, Ranunculaceae
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Medium: wood engraving
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Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
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Published: Colt, A. M.-T. 1965. Weeds and Wildflowers. London: The Two-Horse Press. P. 51. [subsequently printed in: Mackley, G. 1968. Engraved in the Wood. London: The Two-Horse Press. Pl. 67.]
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HIBD Exhibitions: 2nd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1968)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H. M., comp. 1968. 2nd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library.
Accession Number: 1972
Artist Name: Unknown (previously attributed to Besler, Basilius)
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Gender: Male
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Title: I. Ornithogalum minus. II. Hyacinthus orientalis ... III. H. orientalis ...
Taxon:
Hyacinthus orientalis Linnaeus, Ornithogalum umbellatum Linnaeus, Liliaceae
Description:
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 53.5 x 43
Image Size: 47.5 x 40
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Published: Besler, B. Hortus Eystettensis. 1613. Nuremburg?, s.n. [and later editions]
Printmaker: Ten engravers translated the drawings into prints: Wolfgang Kilian (1581–1662), Servatius Raeven, Levin van Hulsen, Dominicus Custos (1560–1612), Robert Custos (1590–1651), Heinrich Ulrich (1570–1621), Friedrich van Hulsen (ca.1580–ca.1660), Johann Leypold, G. H. (possibly Georg Hortulanus) and Peter Isselburgh (1568–1630)
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HIBD Exhibitions: Botany and History Entwined: Rachel Hunt’s Legacy (2011)
HIBD Publications: Tancin, C. A., L. B. Bruno, A. L. Todd and D. W. Brown. 2011. Botany and History Entwined: Rachel Hunt’s Legacy. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation.
Accession Number: 1974
Artist Name: Unknown (previously attributed to Besler, Basilius)
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Gender: Male
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Title: I. Lilio narcissus ... II. Gnaphalium montanum ... III. G. montanum ...
Taxon:
Gnaphalium Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae; Pancratium Linnaeus, Amaryllidaceae
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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 53.5 x 43
Image Size: 47.5 x 40
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Published: Besler, B. Hortus Eystettensis. 1613. Nuremburg?: s.n. [and later editions]
Printmaker: Ten engravers translated the drawings into prints: Wolfgang Kilian (1581–1662), Servatius Raeven, Levin van Hulsen, Dominicus Custos (1560–1612), Robert Custos (1590–1651), Heinrich Ulrich (1570–1621), Friedrich van Hulsen (ca.1580–ca.1660), Johann Leypold, G. H. (possibly Georg Hortulanus) and Peter Isselburgh (1568–1630)
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Accession Number: 1984
Artist Name: Unknown (previously attributed to Besler, Basilius)
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Gender: Male
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Title: I. Lilium persicum. II. Iris tuberosa. III. Chamaeiris angustis ... IV. Bulbus lily ...
Taxon:
Fritillaria Linnaeus, Liliaceae; Iris Linnaeus, Iridaceae
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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 53.5 x 43
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Published: Besler, B. Hortus Eystettensis. 1613. Nuremburg?: s.n. [and later editions]
Printmaker: Ten engravers translated the drawings into prints: Wolfgang Kilian (1581–1662), Servatius Raeven, Levin van Hulsen, Dominicus Custos (1560–1612), Robert Custos (1590–1651), Heinrich Ulrich (1570–1621), Friedrich van Hulsen (ca.1580–ca.1660), Johann Leypold, G. H. (possibly Georg Hortulanus) and Peter Isselburgh (1568–1630)
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Accession Number: 1989
Artist Name: Unknown (previously attributed to Besler, Basilius)
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Gender: Male
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Title: I. Narcissus albus ... II. N. albus ... III. N. totus ... IV. Pseudo minimus ... V. Narcissus juncifolius ...
Taxon:
Narcissus Linnaeus, Amaryllidaceae
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Dimensions (cm): 53.5 x 43
Image Size: 47.5 x 40
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Published: Besler, B. Hortus Eystettensis. 1613. Nuremburg?: s.n. [and later editions]
Printmaker: Ten engravers translated the drawings into prints: Wolfgang Kilian (1581–1662), Servatius Raeven, Levin van Hulsen, Dominicus Custos (1560–1612), Robert Custos (1590–1651), Heinrich Ulrich (1570–1621), Friedrich van Hulsen (ca.1580–ca.1660), Johann Leypold, G. H. (possibly Georg Hortulanus) and Peter Isselburgh (1568–1630)
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Accession Number: 1999
Artist Name: Unknown (previously attributed to Besler, Basilius)
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Gender: Male
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Title: I. Rosa lutea ... II. R. cinnamomea. III. R. rubra ... IV. R. praecox ...
Taxon:
Rosa Linnaeus, Rosaceae
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Medium: engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 53.5 x 43
Image Size: 47.5 x 40
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Published: Besler, B. Hortus Eystettensis. 1613. Nuremburg?: s.n. [and later editions]
Printmaker: Ten engravers translated the drawings into prints: Wolfgang Kilian (1581–1662), Servatius Raeven, Levin van Hulsen, Dominicus Custos (1560–1612), Robert Custos (1590–1651), Heinrich Ulrich (1570–1621), Friedrich van Hulsen (ca.1580–ca.1660), Johann Leypold, G. H. (possibly Georg Hortulanus) and Peter Isselburgh (1568–1630)
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Accession Number: 2000
Artist Name: Bauer, Ferdinand
Life Span: (1760-1826)
Nationality: Austria
Gender: Male
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Title: Pinus cembra
Taxon:
Pinus cemba Linnaeus, Pinaceae
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Medium: engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 44.5
Image Size: 56 x 43.5
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Published: Lambert, A. B. 1803-1824. A Description of the Genus Pinus. 2 vols. London: printed for J. White by T. Bensley. Vol. 1. Pl. 24.
Printmaker: Warner
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Accession Number: 2001
Artist Name: Ehret, Georg Dionys
Life Span: (1708-1770)
Nationality: Germany and England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: Pinus pinaster
Taxon:
Pinus pinaster Aiton, Pinaceae
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Medium: engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 44.5
Image Size: 55 x 39
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Published: Lambert, A. B. 1803-1824. A Description of the Genus Pinus. 2 vols. London: printed for J. White by T. Bensley. Vol. 1. Pl. 5.
Printmaker: Mackenzie
Notes: Original painting titled ''Pinus sylvestris'' is accession no. 3143.
HIBD Exhibitions: An Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration by Lee Adams, George D. Ehret (1967)
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Accession Number: 2002
Artist Name: Plée, Francois
Life Span: (active 1812)
Nationality: France
Gender: Male
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Copyright: Rights held by the Louvre Museum.
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Taxon:
Nelumbo Adanson, Nymphaeaceae
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Medium: engraving, hand-colored (restrike)
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Dimensions (cm): 55.5 x 72
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Accession Number: 2003
Artist Name: Pope, Clara Maria
Life Span: (1768–1838)
Nationality: England
Gender: Female
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Title: Anemone flower'd or, Waratah camellia, Rose color'd or, Middlemists camellia
Taxon:
Camellia Linnaeus, Theaceae
Description:
Medium: aquatint
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 62 x 49.5
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Published: Curtis, S. 1819. A Monograph on the Genus Camellia. London: J. and A. A. Cornhill. Pl. 2.
Printmaker: Weddell
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Accession Number: 2004
Artist Name: Ehret, Georg Dionys
Life Span: (1708-1770)
Nationality: Germany and England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: Beureria petalis ...
Taxon:
Calycanthus Linnaeus, Calycanthaceae
Description:
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 49 x 33
Image Size: 41 x 26.5
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Notes: ''Tab. I'' (t.r.), ''Published according to act of Parliament. 1755'' (b.c.).
HIBD Exhibitions: An Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration by Lee Adams, George D. Ehret (1967)
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Accession Number: 2005
Artist Name: Unknown
Life Span: (f.1781–1793)
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Title: Turritis hirsuta
Taxon:
Turritis hirsuta Linnaeus, Brassicaceae alt. Cruciferae
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Medium: etching, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 48 x 30
Image Size: 43.5 x 24
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Notes: ''Jacq. Coll. vol. 1'' (b.l.); Engraving also appears with ''Sisymbrium dentatum. Jacq. Misc. vol. 3'' but is indexed as Turritis hirsuta, plate 126 (volume 1) of Nicolaus Joseph Jacquin, Icones plantarum rariorum (Vienna, London, Leiden, 1781-1793). The artist may be J. Hofbauer, J. Scharf, Ferdinand Bauer or Francis Bauer and the engraver J. Adam.
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Accession Number: 2006
Artist Name: Nodder, Frederick Polydore (after Sydney Parkinson)
Life Span: (1745-1771)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Duplanthera tetraphylla Br.
Taxon:
Deplanchea tetraphylla (R. Brown) F. Mueller, Bignoniaceae
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Medium: engraving, restrike
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 57 x 39.5
Image Size: 46 x 30
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Date of Execution: 1778
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Published: Banks, J., J. Britten and D. C. Solander. 1900–1905. Illustrations of Australian Plants Collected in 1770 During Captain Cook's Voyage Round the World in H. M. S. Endeavour. 3 vols. London: Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum, sold by Longmans. Vol. 2. Pl. 229.
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Notes: Based on outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson on Cook's first voyage 1768-1771; see J. Banks and D. Solander, Illustrations of Australian plants collected in 1770 during Captain Cook's voyage round the world in H.M.S. Endeavour. Part 2. London, 1901. Pl. 229; also published as Deplanchea tetraphylla in Captain Cook's florilegium. London, Lion and Unicorn Press, 1973. Pl. 22. See Judith A. Diment et. al., ''Catalogue of the natural history drawings commissioned by Joseph Banks on the Endeavour voyage 1768-1771 held in the British Museum (Natural History). Part I: Botany: Australia.'' Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Bot. 11: 132. 1987.
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Accession Number: 2007
Artist Name: Bauer, Ferdinand
Life Span: (1760-1826)
Nationality: Austria
Gender: Male
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Title: Pinus pendula, Black larch
Taxon:
Larix decidua Miller, Pinaceae
Description:
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 55 x 36.5
Image Size: 44.5 x 30.5
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Published: Lambert, A. B. 1803–1824. A Description of the Genus Pinus. 2 vols. London: printed for J. White by T. Bensley. Vol. 1. Pl. 36.
Printmaker: Mackenzie
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Accession Number: 2008
Artist Name: Brookshaw, George
Life Span: (active 1804-1819)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: White candia
Taxon:
Cucumis Linnaeus, Cucurbitaceae
Description:
Medium: aquatint finished with watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 57 x 45.5
Image Size: 47.5 x 38.5
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Published: Brookshaw, G. 1817. Pomona Brittanica. London: Printed by Bensley for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown. Plate 71..
Printmaker: Brookshaw, R. and Merke, H.
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Accession Number: 2009
Artist Name: Freret
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Title: Oeillets appellés - la Reine des roses - le stanislas premier, le beau violet, l'admirable
Taxon:
Dianthus Linnaeus, Caryophyllaceae
Description:
Medium: stipple and line engraving, printed in color, finished by hand
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 53.5 x 39.5
Image Size: 43.5 x 32
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Published: see notes field
Printmaker: Ruotte
Notes: ''No. 2'' (t.r.)
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Accession Number: 2010
Artist Name: Gould, John
Life Span: (1804-1881)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Thaumatias nitidifrons Gould
Taxon:
Passiflora Linnaeus, Passifloraceae
Description: hummingbirds with passion flower
Medium: lithograph, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 54.5 x 37
Image Size: 38 x 22
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Published: Gould, J. 1849–1861. A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds. 5 vols. London: Printed by Taylor and Francis.
Printmaker: Gould, J. and Richter, H. C.
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Accession Number: 2011
Artist Name: Guicciardini, Giulia
Life Span: (fl.early 1800s)
Nationality: Italy
Gender: Female
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Taxon:
Iris susiana Linnaeus, Iridaceae
Description:
Medium: gouache
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 48.2 x 37.4
Image Size: 47 x 33 mat opening
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Signature: Giulia Guicciardini (b.r.)
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