Hartus Botanicus - Botanical Gardens, Oxford
William Williams (fl.1724 - 1733)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1700 - 1800
Materials
paper
Measurements
550 x 750 mm
Place of origin
Oxford
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286620.6.1
Summary
Engraving, Hartus Botanicus - Botanical Gardens, Oxford by William Williams (fl.1724-1733). Entitled 'Hartus Botanicus.' Inscribed to Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough. A perspective view is shown of a formal walled garden with three portals illustrated separately around the outside. The 'Plantarum conditorium hyemale' is also shown to the right. A short history of the garden is inscribed below in Latin.
Marks and inscriptions
history of the garden (below in Latin)
Makers and roles
William Williams (fl.1724 - 1733), engraver (printmaker)