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C1831
Adonis Vernalis
Artist:
Margaret Roscoe (1786 - 1840)
Adonis Vernalis, commonly known as Pheasant’s Eye
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Full Title:
Adonis Vernalis
Date:
C1831
Artist:
Margaret Roscoe (1786 - 1840)
Engraver:
Robert Havell
(1769 –
1832)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Original aquatint
Image Size:
185mm
x 245mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1831
Description:
Adonis Vernalis, commonly known as Pheasant’s Eye
Biography:
Margaret Roscoe
Botanical artist best known under her maiden name of Lace. Robert Havell’s exquisite aquatints demonstrate his mastery as a natural history illustrator. This image is from an early edition of Floral Illustrations of the Seasons, with much finer hand colouring than the later issues.
