William Curtis Still-life Prints
American, 1746-1799
The 18th century saw an intersection of science and art, especially where it came to botanicals. Artists who had formerly devoted their practice to unique oil paintings of flowers now engaged the media of illustration, as an interest in cataloging flora grew and subscription publications began to thrive. Scientists also crossed the divide, delving into etching, and curating artists and works for issues of botanical magazines. William Curtis was one such botanist. For 13 volumes, Curtis engaged the artistic expertise of dozens of botanical artists to illustrate published guides on plants, beginning in 1787. The hundreds of hand-etched, hand-colored plates are actually unattributed, meaning we don’t see a particular artists’ name or signature, though we know that William Curtis commissioned and curated them. These handmade prints are now treated as individual, collectible works in themselves.(Biography provided by Sager Reeves Gallery)
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Artist: William Curtis
Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings from Curtis's Botanical Magazine /// Botany
By William Curtis
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: William Curtis (English, 1746-1799)
Title: Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine
Year: 1789-1810
Medium: Set of Six Original Hand-Colored Engra...
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1780s Victorian William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Intaglio, Laid Paper, Engraving, Watercolor
Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings from Curtis's Botanical Magazine /// Botany
By William Curtis
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: William Curtis (English, 1746-1799)
Title: Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine
Year: 1796-1829
Medium: Set of Six Original Hand-Colored Engra...
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1790s Victorian William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Intaglio, Engraving, Watercolor
Boxthorn Japanese, Lyciym japonicum Plate 361
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
Boxthorn Japanese, Lyciym japonicum Plate 361
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Roella Prickly, Roella ciliata Plate 378
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
Roella Prickly, Roella ciliata Plate 378
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Cyrilla Scarlet-flowered, Cyrilla pulchella Plate 374
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
Cyrilla Scarlet-flowered, Cyrilla pulchella Plate 374
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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------- Pyramidal, ------- Pyramidalis Plate 366
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
—–---Pyramidal, -------Pyramidalis Plate 366
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Fig-marigold Showy, Mesembryanthem spectabile Plate 396
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
Fig-marigold Showy, Mesembryanthem spectabile Plate 396
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Vervain Three-leaved, Verbena triphylla Plate 367
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
Vervain Three-leaved, Verbena triphylla Plate 367
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Milk-vetch Montpelier, Astragalus monspessulanus Plate 375
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
Milk-vetch Montpelier, Astragalus monspessulanus Plate 375
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Etching
Brunfelsia American, Brunfelsia americana Plate 393
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
Brunfelsia American, Brunfelsia americana Plate 393
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Etching
------- Shining-leaved, Salvia formosa Plate 376
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
—– Shining-leaved, Salvia formosa Plate 376
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Etching
Craggula Tree, Crassula cotyledon Plate 384
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
Craggula Tree, Crassula cotyledon Plate 384
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Etching
Marvel of Peru Common, Mirabilis jalapa Plate 371
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
Marvel of Peru Common, Mirabilis jalapa Plate 371
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Etching
Corn-flag Copper coloured, Gladiolus securiger Plate 383
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
Corn-flag Copper coloured, Gladiolus securiger Plate 383
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Etching
Amaryllis Waved-flowerd, Amaryllis undulatea Plate 369
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
Amaryllis Waved-flowerd, Amaryllis undulatea Plate 369
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Etching
Toad-flax Clammy, Antirrhinum viscosum Plate 368
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
Toad-flax Clammy, Antirrhinum viscosum Plate 368
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Etching
Heath Recurved, Erica retorta Plate 362
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
Heath Recurved, Erica retorta Plate 362
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Etching
Epidendrum Aloe-leaved, Epdendrum aloides Plate 387
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
Epidendrum Aloe-leaved, Epdendrum aloides Plate 387
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
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1790s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Etching
Flowering Crinum Plant: A 19th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Curtis
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Crinum Speciosum" (Specious-flowered Crinum), plate 2217, published in London in 1822 in William...
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1820s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Flowering Lyons' Chelone Botanical: A 19th C. Hand-colored Engraving by Curtis
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Chelone Major" (Flowering Lyons' Chelone plant), plate 1864, published in London in 1816 in Will...
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1810s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Flowering Air Plant: A 19th Century Hand-colored Engraving by William Curtis
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Pendulous-flowered Bryophyllum", plate 1409, published in London in 1809 in William Curtis’s 'The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed'. Bryophyllum pinnatum, also known as the air plant...
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Early 1800s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Flowering Sea Onion: A 19th Century Hand-colored Engraving by William Curtis
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Ornithogalum Squilla" (Common Red-rooted Sea-Onion or Officinal Squill), plate 918, published in...
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Early 1800s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Flowering Houseleek Plant: A 19th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Curtis
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Sempervivum Smithii" (Hispid-Stemmed Tree Houseleek), plate 1980, published in London in 1818 in...
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1810s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Flowering Houseleek Plant: A 19th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Curtis
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Sempervivum Glutinosum" (Clammy Houseleek), plate 1963, published in London in 1818 in William C...
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1810s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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A 19th Century Curtis Hand-colored Engraving of a Flowering Clerodendrum Plant
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Clerodendrum Macrophyllum" (Broad-Leaved Clerodendrum), plate 2356, published in London in 1824 ...
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1820s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Flowering Justica Plant: A 19th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Curtis
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Justicia Picta (B) Lurido-Sanguinea" (Bloody-Veined Justica), plate 1870, published in London in...
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1810s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Flowering Crinum Plant: A 19th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Curtis
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Crinum Arenarium" (Water-Island Sand Crinum), plate 2355, published in London in 1822 in William...
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1820s Naturalistic William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Panicum sanguinale, from "Flora Londinensis..."
By William Curtis
Located in Houston, TX
Antique hand colored engraving of grass or Panicum Sanguinale by W.Curtis, circa 1820. Artwork was intended to be actual size of specimen.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a w...
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1820s William Curtis Still-life Prints
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Archival Paper, Watercolor, Engraving
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Ed. 1st ed.
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William Curtis still-life prints for sale on 1stDibs.
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