Original Antique Botanical Print 

A beautiful, hand coloured, copper engraving , entitled

GLADIOLUS HIRSUTUS

Leafless - Flowering Shaggy Corn- Flag

Drawn by Sydenham Edwards, engraved by Sansom and published 1806 by Samuel Curtis for
" Curtis's Botanical Magazine"
or
"Flower Garden Displayed"
These fine, delicately coloured engravings are highly desirable, superbly decorative & quite rare, so they are considered very collectable .
Fine, virtually unmarked condition.Credited & dated within the plate. Accompanying the print are associated botanical notes.
Measuring approx. approx 9"x 5.5"( 230mm x 140mm) overall.

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Sydenham Edwards was the son of a Welsh schoolmaster. He accompanied William Curtis on his botanical travels as an artist and worked with Curtis for many years on the Botanical Magazine

A GENUINE ANTIQUE PRINT GUARANTEED OVER 200 YEARS OLD FROM LINDISFARNE PRINTS

T58 9 12