A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature / by James Sowerby ... ; originally designed for the use of his pupils ...
Alternate Title(s):
Botanical drawing-book
Edition:
Second edition.
Published / Created:
London : Printed by Richard Taylor & Co. ... : [1807?]
Physical Description:
11 leaves, 10 leaves of plates : col. ill. 19 x 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:581789
Classification:
Books
Notes:
The botanical illustrations are drawn and engraved by James Sowerby.
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)Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
Subject Terms:
Plants in art. | Botanical illustration. | Flowers in art. | Drawing -- Technique. | Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Roscoe, M. H. -- Provenance. | Taylor (Richard) & Co. -- Printer. | Sowerby, James -- Publisher. | White -- Publisher. | Highley -- Publisher. | Nicol -- Publisher. | Symonds -- Publisher. | Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme -- Publisher. | Engraving, Colored -- Specimens -- 1807.