James Sowerby Art
English, 1757-1822
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.
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Artist: James Sowerby
Glaucium Violaccum (Violet Horned-Poppy) /// James Sowerby Botanical Flower Art
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Artist: James Sowerby (English, 1757-1822)
Title: "Glaucium Violaccum (Violet Horned-Poppy)" (Vol. 3, Plate 201)
Portfolio: English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants
Year: 1794 (First edition)
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on cream wove paper
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Glaucium Phoenicium (Red Horned-Poppy) /// James Sowerby Botanical Flower Plant
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Artist: James Sowerby (English, 1757-1822)
Title: "Glaucium Phoenicium (Red Horned-Poppy)" (Vol. 7, Plate 1433)
Portfolio: English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants
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Reference: Henrey No. 1366-1368; Hunt No. 717; Nissen BBI No. 2225-2226; Pritzel No. 8789-8791; Stafleu and Cowan No. 12221
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Rosa tomentosa, otherwise known as the harsh downy-rose, is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to the British Isles, where it is commonest in Wales and west and south-east England. It typically flowers between June and July and can be found in hedgerows and woodland margins.
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