Botanical Etchings and Lithograph, Late 18th to Late 19th Century
Item Details
Gürsch after Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
Mistel mit einer Zwibelwurzel, circa 1785
Hand-colored etching on laid paper
Artists’ names noted to the lower right
Pulled from Allgemeine Geschichte der Natur, in alphabetischer Ordnung. IV.
Pierre François Barrois (French, born circa 1788) after Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772–1846)
Erica Formosa, circa 1838
Hand-colored etching on laid paper
Artists’ names noted to the lower corners
Pulled from Herbier Général de l’Amateur
After James Sowerby (English, 1757 – 1822)
Iris Foetidissima, Foetid Iris, late 19th century
Color lithograph on paper
Unsigned
Pulled from later edition of English Botany
Condition
- toning to paper with uneven discoloration to Catesby print.
Dimensions
- measures largest mat.
Item #
ITMGA16640