Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute

Scroll down after clicking "Search" to view results.

Accession Number: 0205
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: July
Taxon:
Description: Vase with varied types of leaves and 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
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1730. The Twelve Months of Flowers. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0206
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: August
Taxon:
Description: Vase with varied types of leaves and both large and small red, orange, yellow, 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
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1730. The Twelve Months of Flowers. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0207
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: September
Taxon:
Description: Vase with varied types of leaves and both large and small red, yellow, 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
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1730. The Twelve Months of Flowers. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0208
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: October
Taxon:
Description: Vase with varied types of leaves and both large and small red, yellow, purple, and pink and white flowers. Some leaves 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
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1730. The Twelve Months of Flowers. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0209
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: November
Taxon:
Description: Vase with varied types of leaves and both large and small red, yellow, purple and white, 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
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1730. The Twelve Months of Flowers. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0210
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: May
Taxon:
Description: Vase with varied types of leaves and both large and small red, yellow, blue, purple and white, 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
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1730. The Twelve Months of Flowers. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0211
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: January
Taxon:
Description: Two vases with leaves and red, orange, yellow, and green fruits. Some fruits sit in front of the vases on the surface on which they sit on
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 45.5
Image Size: 43 x 35.5
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1732. The Twelve Months of Fruits. London: the author.
Printmaker: Van der Gucht
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0212
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: February
Taxon:
Description: Vase with leaves and red, orange, yellow, and green fruits. Some fruits sit in front of the vase on the surface on which it sits on
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 45.5
Image Size: 43 x 35.5
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1732. The Twelve Months of Fruits. London: the author.
Printmaker: Smith, James
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0213
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: March
Taxon:
Description: Vase with leaves and red, orange, yellow, and green fruits. Some fruits sit in front of the vase on the surface on which it sits on
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 45.5
Image Size: 43 x 35.5
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1732. The Twelve Months of Fruits. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0214
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: April
Taxon:
Description: Vase with leaves and red, orange, yellow, and green fruits. Some fruits sit behind the vase on a pedestal
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 45.5
Image Size: 43 x 35.5
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1732. The Twelve Months of Fruits. London: the author.
Printmaker: Clark, Jon
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0215
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: May
Taxon:
Description: Vase with leaves and red, orange, yellow, and green fruits. Most fruits sit in front of the vase on the surface on which it sits on. A few fruits hang above the vase from a stem behind it. Small red and pink berries pertrude from between the fruits
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 45.5
Image Size: 43 x 35.5
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1732. The Twelve Months of Fruits. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0216
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: June
Taxon:
Description: Vase with leaves and red, yellow, and green fruits. Some fruits sit on the pedestal on which the vase sits on. A few fruits sit on another lower pedestal in front
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 45.5
Image Size: 43 x 35.5
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1732. The Twelve Months of Fruits. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0217
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: July
Taxon:
Description: Vase with leaves and red, orange, yellow, green, and indigo fruits. Some fruits sit in front of the vase on the surface on which it sits on
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 45.5
Image Size: 43 x 35.5
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1732. The Twelve Months of Fruits. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0218
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: August
Taxon:
Description: Collection of red, yellow, green, indigo, and white fruits that sit on three different leveled surfaces. Leaves spread between the fruits
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 45.5
Image Size: 43 x 35.5
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1732. The Twelve Months of Fruits. London: the author.
Printmaker: Cla Du Bose
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0219
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: September
Taxon:
Description: Vase with leaves and red, yellow, green, indigo, and white fruits. Some fruits sit on the pedestal on which the vase sits on. A few fruits sit on another lower pedestal in front
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 45.5
Image Size: 43 x 35.5
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1732. The Twelve Months of Fruits. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0220
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: October
Taxon:
Description: Vase with leaves and red, yellow, indigo, purple, and white fruits. Some fruits sit on the surface on which the vase sits on
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 45.5
Image Size: 43 x 35.5
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1732. The Twelve Months of Fruits. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0221
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: November
Taxon:
Description: Vase with red, yellow, green, indigo, and white fruits. Some fruits sit on the pedestal on which the vase sits on. A few fruits sit on another lower pedestal in front. A few red, orange, and green leaves sit between the fruits
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 45.5
Image Size: 43 x 35.5
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1732. The Twelve Months of Fruits. London: the author.
Printmaker: Smith, James
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0222
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: December
Taxon:
Description: Collection of red, orange, yellow, green, and white fruits that sit on three different leveled surfaces
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 45.5
Image Size: 43 x 35.5
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1732. The Twelve Months of Fruits. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0223
Artist Name: Casteels, Pieter
Life Span: (1684-1749)
Nationality: Belgium
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: Subscribers
Taxon:
Description: List of subscribers to "The Twelve Months of Flowers" surrounded by a collection of flowers and leaves
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 58 x 46
Image Size: 58 x 46
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Furber, R. 1730. The Twelve months of Flowers. London: the author.
Printmaker: Fletcher, Henry
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0224
Artist Name: Henderson, Peter
Life Span: (ca.1770-1830)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: The dragon arum
Taxon:

Dracunculus vulgaris Schott, Araceae

Description: Portrait of a Dragon Lily with green leaves, framed in front of a dark blue sky
Medium: mezzotint, aquatint and stipple engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 57.7 x 45
Image Size: 47.5 x 35
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Thornton, R. 1779-1807. New Illustrations of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus ... and the Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature. London: printed for the publisher by T. Bensley.
Printmaker: Ward
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:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0240
Artist Name: Angel, Marie Felicity
Life Span: (1923-2010)
Nationality: England
Gender: Female
Image (click image to view):
Credit:
Title: Auricula
Taxon:

Primula Linnaeus, Primulaceae

Description: Watercolor portrait of purple flowers with faded green stems. Four different colored flower insets are below
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 50 x 32
Image Size: 31 x 17
Edition:
Date of Execution: 1956
Place of Execution:
Signature: Angel pinxit (b.r.)
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International] (1964)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H.M., comp. 1964. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International]. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library.
Accession Number: 0241
Artist Name: Angel, Marie Felicity
Life Span: (1923-2010)
Nationality: England
Gender: Female
Image (click image to view):
Credit:
Title: Convolvulus arvensis
Taxon:

Convolvulus Linnaeus, Convolvulaceae

Description: Stems with faded and saturated green leaves and small white flowers
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 50.5 x 32
Image Size: 36.5 x 17
Edition:
Date of Execution: 1955
Place of Execution:
Signature: Angel pinxit (b.r.)
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International] (1964)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H.M., comp. 1964. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International]. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library.
Accession Number: 0242
Artist Name: Bartholomew, William Valentine
Life Span: (1799-1879)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: Hollyhocks
Taxon:

Althaea Linnaeus, Malvaceae

Description: Portrait of a collection of red and white, yellow and white, and saturated red flowers with large leaves. The flowers sit in a vase outside, placed in front of a pillar with a sunrise in the background
Medium: "Baxter Print" (etching, aquatint and color wood-block)
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 48 x 37
Image Size: 37.5 x 27
Edition:
Date of Execution: 1857
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: The Baxter process (patented 1835) employed block-printed oil colors over an aquatint base.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0243
Artist Name: Bartholomew, William Valentine
Life Span: (1799-1879)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: The gardener's shed
Taxon:
Description: Portrait of a collection of red, yellow, blue, and white flowers in large pitcher. Large fruits sit to the left of the flowers, some in a basket and some on the ground. A bird nest with three eggs sits to the right of the flowers. They are all covered by a wooden roof, with a cloudy sky in the background
Medium: "Baxter Print" (etching, aquatint and color wood-block)
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 37 x 27
Image Size: 37 x 27
Edition:
Date of Execution: 1856
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: The Baxter process (patented 1835) employed block-printed oil colors over an aquatint base.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0244
Artist Name: Carle
Life Span: (fl.1700s)
Nationality: France
Gender:
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title:
Taxon:
Description: Monochrome collection of flowers in basket sitting on a small table
Medium: engraving, crayon manner
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 41 x 29
Image Size: 27.5 x 21 mat opening
Edition:
Date of Execution:
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: Roubillac. n. d. Étude de Fleurs d'après Nature. Paris. Pl. 2.
Printmaker: Roubillac
Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:

Pages