Yale Center for British Art
Creator:
Martin, John, 1789-1854
Title:
Characters of trees : in a series of seven plates / drawn and etched by F. [i.e. J.] Martin ...
Published / Created:
London : R. Ackermann, 1817.
Physical Description:
7 leaves : all ill. ; 48 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A Q 6
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Classification:
Books
Notes:
In original paper wrappers, with label.

Title from label.

Through a misreading of his engraved signature, Martin is designated as "F." Martin on the label.--cf. "John Martin," Transactions of the Bibl. Soc., ser. 4, v. 14, pp. 388, 409.

Of green leaf, bird, and flower: artists' books and the natural world, p. 126

Selected exhibitions: “'Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower': Artists' Books and the Natural World" (Yale Center for British Art, May 15 - August 10, 2014).
Exhibition History:
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
Subject Terms:
Trees in art. | Botanical illustration. | Drawing -- Technique. | Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Etching -- Specimens -- 1817.
Form/Genre:
Drawing books.
Contributors:
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834, publisher.