'Sempervivum arachmoideum' (after Sydenham Teast Edwards)
F. Sanfom
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1803
Materials
Engraving and watercolour on paper
Measurements
200 x 123 mm
Order this imageCollection
Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 813549.1
Summary
Print, hand-coloured engraving, 'Sempervivum arachmoideum' (after Sydenham Teast Edwards) for the Botanical magazine. An illustration of single branch of 'Sempervivum arachmoideum', Plate 74. Long spikey leaves to yellow flowers grouped at the end and detailed diagram of bud to the left. Shares plain cream card mount; glazed, narrow pine frame.
Provenance
Lady Labouchere collection.
Marks and inscriptions
'Syd.Edwards del Pubd by S.Curtis, Florist Walworth Sep.30 1803, F Sanfom sculp' (printed along bottom)
Makers and roles
F. Sanfom, engraver (printmaker) Sydenham Edwards (1768 - 1819), artist Samuel Curtis (1779 - 1860), publisher