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C1868
Lastrea Dilatata. (Broad Prickly-toothed Buckler Fern)
Artist:
Edward Joseph Lowe (1825 - 1900)
Fine botanical engraving of a fern by Edward Joseph Lowe. Lowe was a botanist and meteorologist whose private income allowed him to pursue his passionate interest in ferns at a time when there was also widespread public interest in the … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Lastrea Dilatata. (Broad Prickly-toothed Buckler Fern)
Date:
C1868
Artist:
Edward Joseph Lowe (1825 - 1900)
Condition:
Minor spots, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Colour printed engraving.
Image Size:
125mm
x 210mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1868
Description:
Fine botanical engraving of a fern by Edward Joseph Lowe.
Lowe was a botanist and meteorologist whose private income allowed him to
pursue his passionate interest in ferns at a time when there was also
widespread public interest in the collecting and growing of the family:
‘ferneries’ were a feature of many a fashionable garden.
The beautiful plates were produced using a complicated printing process
which allowed for the accurate alignment of multiple wood-engraved
blocks to produce crisp clear outlines and luminous colours. They are
the work of the master of this process: Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893),
working from originals by his long-time employee Alexander Francis Lydon
(1836-1917).
From Lowe’s, Our Native Ferns.
Reference: Nissen: 1243, p.114
Biography:
Edward Joseph Lowe (1825-1900)
Lowe was a renowned English botanist, meteorologist and astronomer affectionately known as ‘The Big Snowflake’ because of his white beard.
