Botanical, William Curtis, BM, Martinicom Iris ,1798

Date: 1787

Artist: William Curtis

Engraver: Edwards S

Paper Size: 145 x 235mm 

Print Size: 120 x 195mm

Condition: Very good

Technique: Copperplate engraving

Price: $290

Description: original copperplate engraving with later hand colouring

Provenance:

Curtis, 1787 No. 31

Condition: Good. First Edition. A fine original hand-coloured copper-engraved plate from this famous work,  The condition is very good, colours bright and fresh, paper very good and bright. The quality of the illustrations in the Botanical Magazine is outstanding, both accurate and decorative, the colours vibrant.

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