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James SowerbyPurple Bellflower1802
1802
$175List Price
About the Item
- Creator:James Sowerby (1757 - 1822, English)
- Creation Year:1802
- Dimensions:Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)
- Medium:Copper,Engraving
- Movement & Style:
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- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Saint Augustine, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1212809393
James Sowerby
James Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist, illustrator and mineralogist. Contributions to published works, such as "A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland" or "English Botany", include his detailed and appealing plates. The use of vivid colour and accessible texts were intended to reach a widening audience in works of natural history. The standard author abbreviation Sowerby is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
(Biography provided by Graves International Art)
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