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Pair of Curtis’s Botanical Magazine Hand-Coloured Engravings, Early 19th Century

$1,500per set
£1,121.62per set
€1,309.99per set
CA$2,107.50per set
A$2,134.78per set
CHF 1,225.75per set
MX$25,883.62per set
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Pair of Curtis’s Botanical Magazine Hand-Coloured Engravings, Portuguese Flag and Branching Moraea, Sydenham Edwards 1803 and 1804 This pair of hand-coloured copperplate engravings comes from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, each plate drawn by Sydenham Edwards, engraved by Francis Sansom, and published by T. Curtis at St George’s Crescent. The first, Plate 679, depicts Iris lusitanica, the Portuguese Flag, a bulbous iris whose flower combines golden yellow with washes of blue and violet, published 1 September 1803. The second, Plate 771, depicts Moraea ramosa, the Branching Moraea — a yellow-flowered Cape plant of the iris family, formerly classed under the genus Iris — published 1 September 1804 and here appearing in its first published figure. Both are finished by hand in fresh watercolour over the engraved outline, numbered at the upper right, and lettered with artist, engraver, and publication line below. They are presented as a pair in matching ornate painted and parcel-gilt frames simulating figured hardwood with husk-and-foliate decoration, over toned wash mounts, and each retains its original letterpress description leaf . Dimensions Each: Height: 15½ inches (39.4 cm) Width: 13¼ inches (33.7 cm) Depth: 1¾ inches (4.4 cm) Provenance Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge. Condition Both engravings with scattered foxing to the sheets, the hand-colouring fresh and the impressions clear; the painted and gilt frames with minor wear commensurate with age. The works are presented framed and glazed, each retaining its original letterpress text leaf. Historical Context Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, begun in 1787 by the apothecary and botanist William Curtis, is the longest-running botanical periodical in the world, celebrated for the hand-coloured plates that accompanied each monthly number. The early volumes were engraved on copper and coloured entirely by hand, a labour at one time shared among some thirty colourists, and this gave the series its lasting reputation for beauty and accuracy. After Curtis’s death in 1799 the magazine passed to the editorship of John Sims, under whom these two plates appeared, both drawn by its principal artist, Sydenham Teast Edwards (1768–1819). The two subjects belong to the same family. Iris lusitanica, the Portuguese Flag, is a bulbous iris allied to the Spanish iris, Iris xiphium; Moraea ramosa, the Branching Moraea, is a tuberous Cape relative long known as Iris ramosa and introduced to English gardens only shortly before it was figured here. Drawn within a year of one another by the same hand and framed en suite, the two make a natural and handsome pair. (Ref: NY11196C-mrxx)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Width: 13.25 in (33.66 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Paper
  • Place of Origin:
    Germany
  • Period:
    1800-1809
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1803 and 1804
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Downingtown, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: NY11196-nrrxx1stDibs: LU861050856372

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