Hyacinths
Sydenham Teak Edwards, British, 1768 - 1819
1801
Line engraving, stipple engraving, and aquatint, printed à la poupée with additional hand coloring, on paper
Image: 17 3/8 × 14 1/8 in. (44.2 × 35.8 cm)
Plate: 21 9/16 × 17 13/16 in. (54.8 × 45.2 cm)
Sheet: 22 1/2 × 18 5/16 in. (57.2 × 46.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Carl David Cucco, MD, Class of 1976
2024.54.2
Portfolio / Series Title
Plate 5 from The Temple of Flora or the Garden of Nature, Being Picturesque Botanical Plates of the New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus (London, 1799-1810)
Printer
Thomas Warner
Publisher
Robert John Thornton
Geography
Place Made: England, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Lower left: S. Edwards pinxt. Center: Hyacinths / London. Published June 1, 1801 by Dr. Thornton. Lower right: Warner sculpt.
Provenance
Oppenheimer Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, 2001; Carl David Cucco, MD, Chicago, Illinois; given to present collection, 2024.
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