Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute
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Accession Number: 0170
Artist Name: Ehret, Georg Dionys
Life Span: (1708-1770)
Nationality: Germany and England
Gender: Male
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Title: Phlox foliis
Taxon:
Phlox Linnaeus, Polemoniaceae
Description: Stem with many pink flowers and long thin leaves
Medium: gouache
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 25.3 x 17
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Date of Execution: 1764
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Signature: G. D. Ehret (b.r.)
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Notes: Exhibited in Books Drawings Prints from the Botanical Collection of Mrs. Roy Arthur Hunt, University of Virginia, 25 April–10 June 1952, hosted by the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
HIBD Exhibitions: An Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration by Lee Adams, George D. Ehret, 1967
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Accession Number: 0171
Artist Name: Ehret, Georg Dionys
Life Span: (1708-1770)
Nationality: Germany and England
Gender: Male
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Title: Monarda floribus ..., Virginia field basil
Taxon:
Monarda Linnaeus, Lamiaceae alt. Labiatae
Description: Stem with pink flowers and leaves
Medium: gouache
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 25 x 17
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Date of Execution: 1763
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Signature: G. D. Ehret (b.r.)
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Notes: Exhibited in Books Drawings Prints from the Botanical Collection of Mrs. Roy Arthur Hunt, University of Virginia, 25 April–10 June 1952, hosted by the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
HIBD Exhibitions: An Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration by Lee Adams, George D. Ehret, 1967
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Accession Number: 0172
Artist Name: Ehret, Georg Dionys
Life Span: (1708-1770)
Nationality: Germany and England
Gender: Male
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Title: Paeonia folio nigricante splendido, quae mas. C.B.P.
Taxon:
Paeonia mascula (Linnaeus) Miller, Ranunculaceae
Description: Stem with leaves, a bright red flower, and an insect hovering over it
Medium: gouache
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 54 x 38
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Date of Execution: 1756
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Signature: G. D. Ehret (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: An Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration by Lee Adams, George D. Ehret, 1967
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Accession Number: 0173
Artist Name: Ehret, Georg Dionys
Life Span: (1708-1770)
Nationality: Germany and England
Gender: Male
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Description: A broken stem draping to the right with leaves and a bright indigo, an orange, many small blue flowers, and a large white flower over a black background
Medium: gouache
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 34 x 26
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Date of Execution: 1749
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Signature: G. D. Ehret pinx. (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: An Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration by Lee Adams, George D. Ehret, 1967
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Accession Number: 0175
Artist Name: Ehret, Georg Dionys
Life Span: (1708-1770)
Nationality: Germany and England
Gender: Male
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Title: Cereus minimus scandens polygonus spinosissimus flore purpureo. Miller.
Taxon:
Aporocactus flagelliformis (Linnaeus) Lemaire, Cactaceae
Description: A potted cactus with red and yellow flowers sitting on a pedestal. A plant support holds up some parts, and insects fly around it. Some thin plants are seen in the background.
Cereus minimus scandens polygonus spinosissimus flore purpureo. Miller.
This curious plant was sent from the Royal Garden at Paris to the Physic Garden at Chelsea Anno 1740. where it produced its beautiful flower in April 1745. the Perianthium is composed of several irregular parts, but the Flower has twelve regular petals which are of a fine purple colour both within and without. In the centre of the flower arises the pointal wich [sic] is also of a purple colour, this is surrounded by a vast number of purple Stamina or threads, on top of each is a yellow summit. This flower opened in the day, and remained open three or four days, in which is differs from all other species of this Genus, which do all flower in the night, and never continue fresh above eight or ten hours. George Dennis Ehret. fecit & edid.
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 52.7 x 36.3
Image Size: 42 x 27.3
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Published: Ehret, G. D. 1748-1759. Plantae et Papiliones Rariores ... London: the author. Pl. 2.
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Notes: Exhibited in Books Drawings Prints from the Botanical Collection of Mrs. Roy Arthur Hunt, University of Virginia, 25 April–10 June 1952, hosted by the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Accession Number: 0176
Artist Name: Ehret, Georg Dionys
Life Span: (1708-1770)
Nationality: Germany and England
Gender: Male
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Title: Ellisia nyctelea Linnaeus
Taxon:
Ellisia Linnaeus, Hydrophyllaceae
Description: Stem with many leaves with insets and a description below it
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 40.5 x 26.5
Image Size: 36 x 23.5
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Published: Trew. C. J. 1750–1773. Plantae Selectae. 10 vols. Nuremberg: the author. Vol. 10. Pl. 99.
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Accession Number: 0178
Artist Name: Merian, Maria Sibylla (attr. to)
Life Span: (1647-1717)
Nationality: Germany
Gender: Female
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Title: Fritillaria nigra pyrenaea, Spiraea theophrastii florit d 27 Junij Ao 1673
Taxon:
Fritillaria Linnaeus, Liliaceae; Spiraea Linnaeus, Rosaceae
Description: Two stems with leaves and flowers, the left with purple flowers and the right with pink flowers
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 24.5 x 17.5
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Accession Number: 0179
Artist Name: Merian, Maria Sibylla
Life Span: (1647-1717)
Nationality: Germany
Gender: Female
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Title: Nasturtium hortense
Taxon:
Dicotyledoneae
Description: Stem with leaves, many small buds, small insects, and three insect insets to the right
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 23 x 20.5
Image Size: 15 x 11.5
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Published: Merian, M. S. 1730. Histoire des Insectes de l'Europe. Amsterdam: Jean Frederic Bernard. Pl. 53.
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Accession Number: 0180
Artist Name: Merian, Maria Sibylla
Life Span: (1647-1717)
Nationality: Germany
Gender: Female
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Title: Second Bouquet. 1. Campanula arvensis, 2. Anemone, 3. Hyacinthus, 4. Rosa, 5. Papaver, 6. Campanula No. 173. littera a depicta, 7. Tulip, 8. Lilium flore reflexo.
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Description: Wreath of flowers with life stages of a moth in the center
Medium: engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 25.4 x 34
Image Size: 20.5 x 16.5
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Notes: “Plate 171 of Merian, M.S., Histoire des insects de l’Europe, Amsterdam, 1730. Folio. Wreath without insects appeared, enclosing fascicle title in Graffin, M.S. Neues Blumenbuch, Nuremberg, 1680. TR, inside PM “CLXXI”. BR, outside PM (in pencil) “A3335 625”
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Accession Number: 0181
Artist Name: Huysum, Jacob van
Life Span: (ca.1687-1740)
Nationality: Netherlands
Gender: Male
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Title: Cistus laudinefera monspeliensium
Taxon:
Cistus Linnaeus, Cistaceae
Description: Stem with leaves and two small white flowers at the top
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 53.5 x 38
Image Size: 27 x 11
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Signature: J Van Huysum (b.r.)
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Accession Number: 0182
Artist Name: Huysum, Jacob van
Life Span: (ca.1687-1740)
Nationality: Netherlands
Gender: Male
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Title: Salix, latifolia, rotunda
Taxon:
Salix Linnaeus, Salicaceae
Description: Stem with small round leaves
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 53.5 x 38
Image Size: 40.5 x 18
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Date of Execution: 1733
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Signature: J Van Huysum (b.r.)
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Accession Number: 0183
Artist Name: Huysum, Jacob van
Life Span: (ca.1687-1740)
Nationality: Netherlands
Gender: Male
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Title: Genista, tinctoria, germanica
Taxon:
Genista Linnaeus, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
Description: Stem with leaves and many small yellow flowers. Another stem with dark red leaves lies to the right
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 53.5 x 38
Image Size: 33.5 x 21
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Signature: J Van Huysum (b.r.)
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Notes: ''Resed [Received?] three shilings for this drawing J Van Huysum" (rev.).
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Accession Number: 0184
Artist Name: Huysum, Jacob van and Ehret, Georg Dionys
Life Span: (ca.1687-1740) and (1708-1770)
Nationality: Netherlands and Germany and England
Gender: Male
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Title: Bignonia americana; fraxini ...
Taxon:
Campsis radicans (Linnaeus) Bureau, Bignoniaceae
Description: Stem with leaves and and bright orange trumpet flowers. Two flower insets are to the right
Medium: watercolor, gouache
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 53.5 x 38
Image Size: 33 x 33 and 10 x 7.5
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Signature: J Van Huysum (b.r.) and Ehret (b.r.)
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Notes: Ehret's floral details have been added to Jacob Van Huysum's painting.
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Accession Number: 0185
Artist Name: Huysum, Jacob van
Life Span: (ca.1687-1740)
Nationality: Netherlands
Gender: Male
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Title: Plumeria flore roseo ...
Taxon:
Plumeria Linnaeus, Apocynaceae
Description: Stem with leaves and light pink flowers. Three yellow leaves lie behind
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 53.5 x 38
Image Size: 49 x 38
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Notes: Exhibited in Books Drawings Prints from the Botanical Collection of Mrs. Roy Arthur Hunt, University of Virginia, 25 April–10 June 1952, hosted by the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Accession Number: 0186
Artist Name: Huysum, Jacob van
Life Span: (ca.1687-1740)
Nationality: Netherlands
Gender: Male
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Title: Periclymen, perfoliatum virginianum ...
Taxon:
Lonicera Linnaeus, Caprifoliaceae
Description: Stem with leaves and bright red and orange honeysuckle flowers
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 53.5 x 38
Image Size: 29.5 x 19
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Notes: Floral details added and signed by Ehret.
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Accession Number: 0187
Artist Name: Huysum, Jacob van
Life Span: (ca.1687-1740)
Nationality: Netherlands
Gender: Male
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Title: Phlomis, fructicosa humilis ...
Taxon:
Phlomis Linnaeus, Lamiaceae alt. Labiatae
Description: Stem with leaves toward the base and top, with a yellow flower at the top
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 53.5 x 38
Image Size: 31.5 x 22.5
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Notes: Floral details added and signed by Ehret.
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Accession Number: 0188
Artist Name: Huysum, Jacob van
Life Span: (ca.1687-1740)
Nationality: Netherlands
Gender: Male
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Title: Laurus, tenuifoliamas
Taxon:
Laurus Linnaeus, Lauraceae
Description: Stem with leaves and very small yellow flowers
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 53.5 x 38
Image Size: 37 x 24.5
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Accession Number: 0197
Artist Name: Henstenburgh, Herman
Life Span: (1667-1726)
Nationality: Netherlands
Gender: Male
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Description: Colorful heart shaped wreath with leaves and red, yellow, blue, purple, pink, and white flowers
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 35 x 29.5
Image Size: 31.7 x 27.9 mat opening
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Signature: H. Henstenburg (b.r.)
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Accession Number: 0198
Artist Name: Furber, Robert
Life Span: (fl.1700s)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: These 3 trees flower'd at the Earle of Pembrokes ...
Taxon:
Liriodendron Linnaeus, Magnoliaceae
Description: Vase of large leaves and yellow and white flowers
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58.5 x 46
Image Size: 41 x 31.5
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Notes: Exhibited in Books Drawings Prints from the Botanical Collection of Mrs. Roy Arthur Hunt, University of Virginia, 25 April–10 June 1952, hosted by the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Accession Number: 0199
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
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Title: January
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Description: Vase with large varied types of leaves and red, yellow, and white flowers. Some flowers lie on the table on which the vase sits
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 46
Image Size: 40 x 30
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Published: Furber, R. 1730. The Twelve Months of Flowers. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
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Accession Number: 0200
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
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Title: February
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Description: Vase with large varied types of leaves and red, yellow, purple, and pink and white flowers. Some flowers lie on the table on which the vase sits
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 46
Image Size: 40 x 30
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Published: Furber, R. 1730. The Twelve Months of Flowers. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
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Accession Number: 0201
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
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Title: March
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Description: Rounded vase with varied types of leaves and both large and small red, yellow, purple, and pink and white flowers. Some flowers lie on the table on which the vase sits
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 46
Image Size: 40 x 30
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Published: Furber, R. 1730. The Twelve Months of Flowers. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
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Accession Number: 0202
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
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Title: April
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Description: Vase with varied types of leaves and both large and small red, yellow, indigo, and purple and white flowers. Some flowers lie on the table on which the vase sits
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 46
Image Size: 40 x 30
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Published: Furber, R. 1730. The Twelve Months of Flowers. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
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Accession Number: 0203
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
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Title: December
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Description: Vase with varied types of leaves and both large and small red, yellow, purple, white, and pink flowers. Some flowers lie on the table on which the vase sits
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 46
Image Size: 40 x 30
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Published: Furber, R. 1730. The Twelve Months of Flowers. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
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Accession Number: 0204
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
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Title: June
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Description: Vase with varied types of leaves and both large and small red, yellow, blue, and pink and white flowers. Some flowers lie on the table on which the vase sits
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 46
Image Size: 40 x 30
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Published: Furber, R. 1730. The Twelve Months of Flowers. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
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