Agarias fimetarius
William Curtis (1746-1799)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1777
Materials
Ink on paper
Measurements
468 x 291 mm
Collection
Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 813731
Summary
Print, hand-coloured engraving, Agarias fimetarius for Curtis Flora Londonensis 1777. Unframed. Flora Londinensis is a book that described the flora found in the London region of the mid 18th century. The Flora was published by William Curtis in six large volumes. The descriptions of the plants included hand-coloured copperplate prints by botanical artists such as James Sowerby, Sydenham Edwards and William Kilburn.
Provenance
Mary Grierson collection.
Marks and inscriptions
Signed on label on reverse as being given by Mary Grierson.
Makers and roles
William Curtis (1746-1799), author