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2 Curtis Mushroom prints from Flora Londinensis

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2 Curtis Mushroom prints from Flora Londinensis
2 Curtis Mushroom prints from Flora Londinensis

Artist: James Sowerby for William Curtis

Title: Warty Mushroom and Phallus Caninus

Date: 1777-1828

Medium: Original hand-colored engraving

Dimensions: 9 x 6.75 inches and smaller image size , sheet sizes the same

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Description: this print is from the first work of William Curtis, a botanical lecturer at the Chelsea Gardens in London. With the support of Lord Brute, Curtis published the first hand-coloured folio illustrations of Flora Londinensis in 1777. The work was published through 1828.

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Condition: in good condition apart from minor but sporadic foxing and in good condition with some tearing to the outside sheet margins

Provenance: James J White Collection

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