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C1793
Eleocharis palustris. [Creeping Spike-Rush]
Artist:
James Sowerby (1757 - 1822)
Fine botanical engraving by James Sowerby from English Botany or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms and Places of Growth
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Full Title:
Eleocharis palustris. [Creeping Spike-Rush]
Date:
C1793
Artist:
James Sowerby (1757 - 1822)
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
80mm
x 160mm
Paper Size:
126mm
x 217mm
Platemark Size:
90mm
x 168mm
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Genuine antique
dated:
1793
Description:
Fine botanical engraving by James Sowerby from English Botany or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms and Places of Growth
Biography:
James Sowerby (1757-1822)
Sowerby was born in London and became a painter of flowers for William Curtis, whose Flora Londinensis he illustrated. Sowerby studied art at the Royal Academy and took an apprenticeship with Richard Wright. James was one of the Sowerby family of naturalists.
In 1790, he began the first of several huge projects, one being the botany of England that was to take over 24 years,.
