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William Curtis Landscape 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.
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Artist: William Curtis
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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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 Landscape 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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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 Landscape 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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------- 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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