#2121 Original Antique Engraving by S. Curtis Walworth Botanical Print

#2121 Original Antique Engraving by S. Curtis Walworth BotanicalPrintPrint: No. 2121Date of Publication: January 1, 1820Source: Curtis's Botanical MagazineOwner/Conducted: Samuel Curtis (1779 -1860).Artist: W. HerbertPrinted By: H. WendellSize: 9" high x 10" wide (vertical) sizes vary slightlySpecial note: May have prices or noteswritten in pencil by previous dealer (can be erased)S. Curtis Walworth Botanical Print General DescriptionThis is an authentic original print approximately 200 years old,not a reproduction. Excellent condition for the age of these vintage prints.See close up photos for visual condition especially of the paper color and edges. The edges are a littlerough; however, it can easily be matted and framed. These antique printslook amazing and elegant when framed. They really pop out and addsophistication to any home or office. See my other listings.Buyer paysshipping via USPS First Class Mail Flat Rate ($5.00)Scope And Purpose ofPublication: This Publication Pertains To Botanical Study.Print Method: Copperplate Engraving; A Plate Mark Identifying The IntaglioProcess.Paper Type: Handmade Antique Laid And Chain ~ Link Paper; Water Mark ~Illegible.Coloring: Hand ColoringHistory: William Curtis began Curtis's Botanical Magazine in February1787 and it continued almost without interruption for 160 years. William Curtisedited the first 13 volumes, the publication continued under the editors: JohnSimms (1800-1826), William Jackson Hooker (1827-1865) and Joseph Dalton Hooker(1865-1904). Hooker was a scientist of great repute and under his direction themagazine acquired a scientific air ~ "Careful analyses and dissections nowgave the work a truly scientific character, and Thornton's sneer in 1805 thatit was merely 'a drawing-book for ladies' finally became obsolete."William Curtis's nephew, Samuel Curtis, became the Editor of Curtis's BotanicalMagazine from 1827 to 1845. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, London: 1827 waspublished in two sizes. "Large-paper" prints which were issued invery small numbers; intended as presentation gifts. All the prints up throughvolume 70 are copper engravings, after which they are stone or zinc lithographyuntil the introduction of color printing in 1948. Images were engraved andhand-colored by many artists including Sydenham Edwards, William Graves, JamesSowerby, John Curtis, William Jackson Hooker, W.H. Fitch, Matilda Smith,Lillian Snelling and Stella Rose Craig. It is the longest running botanicalmagazine and was entirely hand colored until 1948. References: Blunt (1994) pp 211- 217, Great Flower Books pp 156 - 157, NissenBPI 2350, Staflue 1290. read more