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C1882
Acacia Decurrens
Superb large c.19th Australian botanical from, The Forest of South Australia by John Ednie Brown (1848-1899). The Forest of South Australia was the largest c.19th series of botanical illustrations made solely devoted to Australian species. Although focused on South Australian species many of … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Acacia Decurrens
Date:
C1882
Engraver:
E.Spiller
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
340mm
x 445mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1882
Description:
Superb large c.19th Australian botanical from, The Forest of South Australia by John Ednie Brown (1848-1899).
The Forest of South Australia was the largest c.19th series of botanical illustrations made solely devoted to Australian species. Although focused on South Australian species many of these are endemic to other states. The majority of the original watercolours for the series were made by Rosa Fiveash while all the lithography on the stone was done by Harcourt Barrett who also drew all the detailed sketches of; bark, seeds and woods on the plates.
Common name:
Modern binomial: Acacia Decurrens
First described: von Mueller 1860
References:
George, A. Capturing Flora / 300 Years of Australian Botanical Art. Ballarat 2013 p.174.
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 7516.
Collections:
State Library South Australia: 581.9942 B878 d++
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2282454
State Library New South Wales: Call Number DSM/X582/2A2
Rosa Catherine Fiveash (1854 - 1938)
Rosa Catherine Fiveash (1854-1938) Fiveash was a botanical artist, born in Adelaide, the youngest child of Robert Archibald Fiveash, businessman and superintendent of the Blinman and Yudanamutana copper-mines, and his wife Margaret, nee Rees. She was trained by Miss A. Benham and at the Adelaide School of Art and Design 1881-88, and then taught art privately and at Tormore House School in North Adelaide for many years. In 1882 Rosa was invited to illustrate The Forest Flora of South Australia. Nine parts of this work were published in 1882-90 but the series was never completed. Fiveash drew 32 of the 45 published lithographs.
