Items Similar to Flowering Houseleek Plant: A 19th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Curtis
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 5
William CurtisFlowering Houseleek Plant: A 19th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Curtis1818
1818
$275
£208.36
€239.08
CA$386.97
A$425.39
CHF 223.56
MX$5,165.73
NOK 2,788.90
SEK 2,642.28
DKK 1,784.33
About the Item
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 William Curtis’s 'The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed'. This beautiful colorful and detailed botanical engraving has two horizontal folds, as issued. It is in excellent condition. The original English descriptive pages from the publication are included.
William Curtis (1746-1799) was an English botanist and entomologist. His first career was as an apothecary, but subsequently focussed on natural history. He became an author in his mid twenties, publishing a treatise on collecting and preserving insects. He worked as at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1771 to 1777, but then established his own London Botanic Garden in 1779. He began publishing 'The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed' an illustrated botanical publication, in 1787. It has become the longest published botanical magazine in history, still published currently. William Curtis was precise in his approach to the research and illustration of plants for the journal. Each illustration is done with attention to detail and color, using copperplate engraving and etching techniques and hand-coloring with watercolor paints. Each print is accompanied by an extensive textual description of the plant, including its scientific features.
- Creator:William Curtis (1746 - 1799, American)
- Creation Year:1818
- Dimensions:Height: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Framing:Framing Options Available
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Alamo, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: # 26011stDibs: LU117327261622
William Curtis
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.
About the Seller
5.0
Gold Seller
Premium sellers maintaining a 4.3+ rating and 24-hour response times
Established in 2011
1stDibs seller since 2019
291 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Alamo, CA
- Return Policy
Authenticity Guarantee
In the unlikely event there’s an issue with an item’s authenticity, contact us within 1 year for a full refund. DetailsMoney-Back Guarantee
If your item is not as described, is damaged in transit, or does not arrive, contact us within 7 days for a full refund. Details24-Hour Cancellation
You have a 24-hour grace period in which to reconsider your purchase, with no questions asked.Vetted Professional Sellers
Our world-class sellers must adhere to strict standards for service and quality, maintaining the integrity of our listings.Price-Match Guarantee
If you find that a seller listed the same item for a lower price elsewhere, we’ll match it.Trusted Global Delivery
Our best-in-class carrier network provides specialized shipping options worldwide, including custom delivery.More From This Seller
View AllFlowering 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...
Category
1810s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
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...
Category
Early 1800s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Flowering Spurge: 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This hand-colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled "A. Esula seu Tithyinalus Africanus SpinosusCera Effigie, B. Esula seu Ti...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
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...
Category
1810s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Flowering Bardana Daisy: 18th Century Hand-colored Weinmann Botanical Engraving
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This hand-colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled "A. Bardana Major Folio Non Serrato, Napoliere, B. Bdellifera Arbor, de Qu...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Flowering Livid Amaranth: 18th Century Hand-colored Weinmann Botanical Engraving
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
An 18th century color printed in addition to hand colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) depicting the following flowering amaranthus p...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
You May Also Like
Large-Leaved Saxifrage, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Large-Leaved Saxifrage'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professo...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Euphorbia (Spurge) /// Antique Botanical Botany Plants Engraving Buffon Science
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788)
Title: "Euphorbia (Spurge)" (Dodecandrie, Trigynie, Plate 411)
Portfolio: Histoire Naturelle
Year: 1749-1789
Medium...
Category
1740s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio
Spear-leaved Helonias, Henry Andrews antique botanical flower engraving print
By Henry C Andrews
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Helonias bullata - Spear-leaved Helonias'
Native of Carolina, North America.
Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring from Henry Andrews' 'The Botanist's Repos...
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Sweet-scented Lachenalia. Henry Andrews antique botanical flower engraving print
By Henry C Andrews
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Lachenalia Fragrant - Sweet-scented Lachenalia'
Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring from Henry Andrews' 'The Botanist's Repository', 1797-1812. Accompanied...
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
The Chassolaceae - Lithograph by Vincenzo Tenore - 1870s
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph hand watercolored.
Plate from "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration of notable ...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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
Category
1790s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Etching
More Ways To Browse
19th Hand Colored Engraving
Hand Colored Botanical
Hand Colored Botanical Prints
Used Blimps
Used Dog Sleds
Vampire Art
Vanguard Oil Paintings
Vintage Bed Sheets
Vintage Running Posters
William Morris Art
Wood Cube Sculpture
1880 Large Oil Paintings
Abstract Reclining Sculpture
Agustin Cardenas
Anne De Villemejane
Astronaut Sculpture
Bamboo Pen
Bill Hemmerling