{"product_id":"botanical-baxter-william-prickly-rest-hallow-1834-1843","title":"Botanical, Baxter William, Prickly Rest Hallow, 1834-1843","description":"\u003cp\u003eDate: 1834-1843\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist: Baxter William\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEngraver: Issac Russel and C Matthews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaper Size: 125 x 210mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint Size: 133 x 221mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: very good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTechnique: Copperplate engraving\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrice: $250\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription: beautiful copperplate engraving with hand colouring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBritish Phaenogamous Botany or Figures and Descriptions of the Genera of British Flowering Plants\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 6 volumes by William Baxter between 1834 and 1843, with 509 hand-coloured copper-plate engravings by Isaac Russell (an Oxford glass painter) and C. Matthews. These men were not trained botanical artists, but gradually acquired a good working knowledge of the subject. The engravings were later hand-coloured by Baxter's daughters and daughter-in-law. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBiography:  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBaxter William,\u003c\/strong\u003e ALS, FHS (Rugby, Warwickshire, January 15, 1787 - November 1, 1871),\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaxter was a British botanist, author of \u003cem\u003eBritish Phaenogamous Botany,\u003c\/em\u003e and appointed curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden in 1813. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBritish Phaenogamous Botany or Figures and Descriptions of the Genera of British Flowering Plants\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 6 volumes by William Baxter between 1834 and 1843, with 509 hand-coloured copper-plate engravings by Isaac Russell (an Oxford glass painter) and C. Matthews. These men were not trained botanical artists, but gradually acquired a good working knowledge of the subject. The engravings were later hand-coloured by Baxter's daughters and daughter-in-law. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volumes were sold by \u003cem\u003eWhittaker, Treacher and Co., London,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJohn W. Parker\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Hart Baxter (c.1816-1890), William Baxter's son, succeeded his father as curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation \u003cstrong\u003eBaxter\u003c\/strong\u003e when citing a botanical name\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWikipedia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquarian Print Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32833304854614,"sku":"","price":250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1617\/1641\/products\/BaxterWPricklyRestHallow125x210_220.jpg?v=1592442913","url":"https:\/\/antiquarianprintshop.com\/products\/botanical-baxter-william-prickly-rest-hallow-1834-1843","provider":"Antiquarian Print Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}