Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute
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Accession Number: 3256
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Columnar cone-flower, Rudbeckia columnaris Pursh''
Taxon:
Rudbeckia Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
Medium: chromolithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 34 x 26.5
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Edition: artist's proof
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Published: Goodale, G. L. 1886 [or subsequent edition]. The Wild Flowers of America. Boston: Bradlee Whidden. Pl. Pl. 8.
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Accession Number: 3257
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Golden senecio, Senecio aureus L.''
Taxon:
Senecio Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
Medium: chromolithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 34 x 26.5
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Edition: artist's proof
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Published: Goodale, G. L. 1886 [or subsequent edition]. The Wild Flowers of America. Boston: Bradlee Whidden. Pl. 15.
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Accession Number: 3258
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Canadian rock-rose, Helianthemum canadense Michx.''
Taxon:
Helianthus Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
Medium: chromolithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 34 x 26.5
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Edition: artist's proof
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Published: Goodale, G. L. 1886 [or subsequent edition]. The Wild Flowers of America. Boston: Bradlee Whidden. Pl. 29.
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Accession Number: 3259
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Meadow beauty, Rhexia virginica L.''
Taxon:
Rhexia Gronovius, Melastomataceae
Description:
Medium: chromolithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 34 x 26.5
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Edition: artist's proof
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Signature:
Published: Goodale, G. L. 1886 [or subsequent edition]. The Wild Flowers of America. Boston: Bradlee Whidden. Pl. 31.
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Accession Number: 3260
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Swamp rose, Rosa carolina L.''
Taxon:
Rosa Linnaeus, Rosaceae
Description:
Medium: chromolithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 34 x 26.5
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Edition: artist's proof
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Signature:
Published: Goodale, G. L. 1886 [or subsequent edition]. The Wild Flowers of America. Boston: Bradlee Whidden. Pl. 35.
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Accession Number: 3261
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Arrowhead, Sagittaria variabilis Engelm.''
Taxon:
Sagittaria Linnaeus, Alismaceae
Description:
Medium: chromolithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 34 x 26.5
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Edition: artist's proof
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Published: Goodale, G. L. 1886 [or subsequent edition]. The Wild Flowers of America. Boston: Bradlee Whidden. Pl. 46.
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Accession Number: 3262
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''White bay, Gordonia pubescens L'Her.''
Taxon:
Gordonia J. Ellis, Theaceae
Description:
Medium: chromolithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 34 x 26.5
Image Size:
Edition: artist's proof
Date of Execution:
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Signature:
Published: Goodale, G. L. 1886 [or subsequent edition]. The Wild Flowers of America. Boston: Bradlee Whidden. Pl. 47.
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Accession Number: 3263
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Calopogon pulchellus Robert Brown''
Taxon:
Calopogon R. Brown, Orchidaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35 x 26.5
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Published: Goodale, G. L. 1886 [or subsequent edition]. The Wild Flowers of America. Boston: Bradlee Whidden. Pl. 14.
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Accession Number: 3265
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title:
Taxon:
Magnolia Linnaeus, Magnoliaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 25
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Notes: Also uncolored proof, 23 x 21.5 cm (Hunt Institute accession no. 3266).
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Accession Number: 3267
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: "Magnolia auriculata"
Taxon:
Magnolia Linnaeus, Magnoliaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 27 x 24.5
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Accession Number: 3268
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Magnolia auriculata, Ear-lobed umbrella tree''
Taxon:
Magnolia Linnaeus, Magnoliaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 34 x 38
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Date of Execution: 1849-1852
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Gray, A. 1891. Plates Prepared Between the Years 1849 and 1850, to Accompany a Report on the Forest Trees of North America. Washington: Smithsonian Institution.
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Accession Number: 3270
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Oakesia conradii''
Taxon:
Oakesia Tuckerman, Empetraceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
Image Size: 22.5 x 16.5
Edition:
Date of Execution: engraved and printed 1846
Place of Execution: engraved Ebenezer, NY and printed Buffalo, NY
Signature:
Published: Gray, A. 1846. Chloris Boreali-Americana. Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts. n.s. Vol. 3. Pp. 1-56. Pl. 1.
Printmaker: Prestele (engraved on stone); Hall & Mooney, Buffalo, NY
Notes: Partially colored by Joseph Prestele; also uncolored duplicate with Hunt Institute accession no. 3269; ''Sprague omnes del'' (b.l.), "Prestele omnes in lap sc." (b.c.), "Hall & Mooney exe." (b.r.)
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Accession Number: 3271
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Schweinitzia odorata''
Taxon:
Monotropsis Schweinitz, Pyrolaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
Image Size: 22.5 x 16.5
Edition:
Date of Execution: engraved and printed 1846
Place of Execution: engraved Ebenezer, NY and printed Buffalo, NY
Signature:
Published: Gray, A. 1846. Chloris Boreali-Americana. Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts. n.s. Vol. 3. Pp. 1-56. Pl. 2.
Printmaker: Prestele (engraved on stone); Hall & Mooney, Buffalo, NY
Notes: Also duplicate without Hunt Institute accession no.
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Accession Number: 3273
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Obolaria virginica''
Taxon:
Obolaria Linnaeus, Gentianaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
Image Size: 22.5 x 16.5
Edition:
Date of Execution: engraved and printed 1846
Place of Execution: engraved Ebenezer, NY and printed Buffalo, NY
Signature:
Published: Gray, A. 1846. Chloris Boreali-Americana. Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts. n.s. Vol. 3. Pp. 1-56. Pl. 3.
Printmaker: Prestele (engraved on stone); Hall & Mooney, Buffalo, NY
Notes: Partially colored by Joseph Prestele; also uncolored duplicate accessioned as no. 3272.
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Accession Number: 3275
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Gaillardia amblyodon''
Taxon:
Gaillardia Fougeroux, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
Medium: lithograph, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
Image Size: 22.5 x 16.5
Edition:
Date of Execution: engraved and printed 1846
Place of Execution: engraved Ebenezer, NY and printed Buffalo, NY
Signature:
Published: Gray, A. 1846. Chloris Boreali-Americana. Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts. n.s. Vol. 3. Pp. 1-56. Pl. 4.
Printmaker: Prestele (engraved on stone); Hall & Mooney, Buffalo, NY
Notes: Partially colored by Joseph Prestele; also uncolored duplicate with Hunt Institute accession no. 3274.
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Accession Number: 3277
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Brazoria truncata''
Taxon:
Brazoria Engelmann and A. Gray, Lamiaceae alt. Labiatae
Description:
Medium: lithograph, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
Image Size: 22.5 x 16.5
Edition:
Date of Execution: engraved and printed 1846
Place of Execution: engraved Ebenezer, NY and printed Buffalo, NY
Signature:
Published: Gray, A. 1846. Chloris Boreali-Americana. Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts. n.s. Vol. 3. Pp. 1-56. Pl. 5.
Printmaker: Prestele (engraved on stone); Hall & Mooney, Buffalo, NY
Notes: Partially colored by Joseph Prestele; also uncolored duplicate with Hunt Institute accession no. 3276.
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Accession Number: 3278
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Sullivantia ohionis''
Taxon:
Sullivantia Torrey and A. Gray, Saxifragaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
Image Size: 22.5 x 16.5
Edition:
Date of Execution: engraved and printed 1846
Place of Execution: engraved Ebenezer, NY and printed Buffalo, NY
Signature:
Published: Gray, A. 1846. Chloris Boreali-Americana. Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts. n.s. Vol. 3. Pp. 1-56. Pl. 6.
Printmaker: Prestele (engraved on stone); Hall & Mooney, Buffalo, NY
Notes: Also duplicate without Hunt Institute accession no.
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Accession Number: 3280
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Thermopsis caroliniana''
Taxon:
Thermopsis R. Brown ex W. T. Aiton, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
Description:
Medium: lithograph, hand-olored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
Image Size: 22.5 x 16.5
Edition:
Date of Execution: engraved and printed 1846
Place of Execution: engraved Ebenezer, NY and printed Buffalo, NY
Signature:
Published: Gray, A. 1846. Chloris Boreali-Americana. Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts. n.s. Vol. 3. Pp. 1-56. Pl. 7.
Printmaker: Prestele (engraved on stone); Hall & Mooney, Buffalo, NY
Notes: Partially colored by Joseph Prestele; also uncolored duplicate with Hunt Institute accession no. 3279; also proof without accession number; 'Sprague del.'' (b.l.), "Prestele sc." (b.r.) of colored lithograph only.
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Accession Number: 3282
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Thermopsis fraxinifolia''
Taxon:
Thermopsis R. Brown ex W. T. Aiton, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
Description:
Medium: lithograph, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
Image Size: 22.5 x 16.5
Edition:
Date of Execution: engraved and printed 1846
Place of Execution: engraved Ebenezer, NY and printed Buffalo, NY
Signature:
Published: Gray, A. 1846. Chloris Boreali-Americana. Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts. n.s. Vol. 3. Pp. 1-56. Pl. 8.
Printmaker: Prestele (engraved on stone); Hall & Mooney, Buffalo, NY
Notes: Partially colored by Joseph Prestele; also uncolored duplicate with Hunt Institute accession no. 3281.
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Accession Number: 3284
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Thermopsis mollis''
Taxon:
Thermopsis R. Brown ex W. T. Aiton, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
Description:
Medium: lithograph, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
Image Size: 22.5 x 16.5
Edition:
Date of Execution: engraved and printed 1846
Place of Execution: engraved Ebenezer, NY and printed Buffalo, NY
Signature:
Published: Gray, A. 1846. Chloris Boreali-Americana. Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts. n.s. Vol. 3. Pp. 1-56. Pl. 9.
Printmaker: Prestele (engraved on stone); Hall & Mooney, Buffalo, NY
Notes: Partially colored by Joseph Prestele; also uncolored duplicate with Hunt Institute accession no. 3283; ''Sprague del.'' (b.l.) of colored lithograph only.
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Accession Number: 3286
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Gaylussacia ursina''
Taxon:
Gaylussacia Kunth, Ericaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 29 x 23
Image Size: 22.5 x 16.5
Edition:
Date of Execution: engraved and printed 1846
Place of Execution: engraved Ebenezer, NY and printed Buffalo, NY
Signature:
Published: Gray, A. 1846. Chloris Boreali-Americana. Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts. n.s. Vol. 3. Pp. 1-56. Pl. 10.
Printmaker: Prestele (engraved on stone); Hall & Mooney, Buffalo, NY
Notes: Partially colored by Joseph Prestele; also uncolored duplicate with Hunt Institute accession no. 3285.
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Accession Number: 3287
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title:
Taxon:
Zea Linnaeus, Poaceae alt. Gramineae
Description:
Medium: pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 56 x 38
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Accession Number: 3288
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title:
Taxon:
Zea Linnaeus, Poaceae alt. Gramineae
Description:
Medium: pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 53.5 x 36.5
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Accession Number: 3289
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Rockweed, Fucus modosus''
Taxon:
Fucus Linnaeus, Algae, Phaeophyta
Description:
Medium: pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32.5 x 23
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Accession Number: 3290
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Title: ''I[ris] sibirica''
Taxon:
Iris sibirica Linnaeus, Iridaceae
Description:
Medium: pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 23
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