Antique Print - James Sowerby - Onopordum Acanthium - Cotton-Thistle - F1

Antique Print - James Sowerby - Onopordum Acanthium - Cotton-Thistle - F1"Onopordum Acanthium" This original hand coloured engraving is from James Sowerby's English Botany or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms and Places of Growth, published by J. Davis in London in 1790 1814. First edition of the extensively illustrated botanical series. James Sowerby was an English naturalist and illustrator born in 1757 and died in 1822. He is best known for his extensive work in botanical

Born in Valencia

Europe (Plein-air)»

"Bartsia Alpina"

which became one of the leading lithographic companies of its time

Elatine Hydropiper

The work includes a variety of architectural styles

"Caucalis Latifolia"

"Lichen Cinereus"

and water adds to its overall realism

"Hypericum Quadrangulum"

Technique: Copper engraving

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