Antique Botanical Print

An original, hand-coloured copperplate engraving entitled , 

PHLOMIS HERBA VENTI 

Iranian Jerusalem Sage

Drawn and engraved for

" Curtis's Botanical Magazine",

or

" Flower Garden Displayed"

published  1823

Plate 2449

  These fine, vibrant engravings, known for their fine details and delicate colouring , are highly desirable , superbly decorative and quite scarce  so they are considered very collectable.

 Accompanying the print are associated botanical notes.

Fine condition. Credited & dated within the plate.

Measuring approx. approx 9"x 5.5"( 230mm x 140mm) overall.

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William Curtis began publication of the Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed,  in February 1787 and it continued almost without interruption for 160 years, the longest running botanical magazine. It is widely referred to by the subsequent, name Curtis's Botanical Magazine .The images were engraved and hand-coloured by many artists including Sydenham Edwards, William Graves, James Sowerby, John Curtis, William Jackson Hooker, W.H. Fitch, Matilda Smith, Lillian Snelling and Stella Rose Craig.

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

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