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William CURTIS (English, 1746-1799)
William CURTIS (English, 1746-1799)
Title: Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings
including "Hemanthus Tigrinus
(Tiger-Spotted Blood-Flower)"
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1787-1815 (First-second series)
Medium: Set of Six Original Hand-Colored Engravings
Limited edition: Unknown
Sheet size (each): approx. 9" x 5.5"
Image size (each): approx. 6" x 4"
Price: SOLD
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1787-1815 (First-second series)
Medium: Set of Six Original Hand-Colored Engravings
Limited edition: Unknown
Sheet size (each): approx. 9" x 5.5"
Image size (each): approx. 6" x 4"
Price: SOLD
William Curtis (11 January 1746 - 7 July 1799) was an English botanist and entomologist, who was born at Alton, Hampshire, site of
the Curtis Museum. Curtis began as an apothecary, before turning his attention to botany and other natural history. The
publications he prepared reached a wider audience than early works on the subject had intended. At the age of 25 he produced
Instructions for collecting and preserving insects; particularly moths and butterflies.
Curtis was demonstrator of plants and Praefectus Horti at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1771 to 1777. He established his own London Botanic Garden at Lambeth in 1779, moving to Brompton in 1789. He published Flora Londinensis (6 volumes, 1777–1798), a pioneering work in that it devoted itself to urban nature. Financial success was not found, but he went on the publish The Botanical Magazine in 1787, a work that would also feature hand coloured plates by artists such as James Sowerby and Sydenham Edwards. (William Kilburn is often erroneously cited as having contributed plates to Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Though he did provide illustrations to Flora Londinensis, his association with Curtis seems to have ended by 1777, 10 years before the first publication of the Botanical Magazine) Curtis was to gain wealth from the ventures into publishing, short sales on Londinensis were offset by over 3,000 copies of the magazine. Curtis said they had each brought 'pudding or praise'.
The genus Curtisia is named in his honour. His publication was continued as the esteemed botanical publication, Curtis's Botanical Magazine. The noted natural history illustrators, James Sowerby and Sydenham Edwards both found a start with the eminent magazine. He was buried in the churchyard at St. Mary's Church, Battersea where he is commemorated in a stained glass window, as many of his samples were collected from the churchyard there.
References:
"The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed", (1787-1800's) - "Great Flower Books" - page 156-157; Henrey 472; Hunt 689; Nissen BBI 2350; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 1290
"Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of Such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London", (1777-1798) - Henrey 595; Hunt 650; Nissen BBI 440; Stafleu and Cowan 1286
Curtis was demonstrator of plants and Praefectus Horti at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1771 to 1777. He established his own London Botanic Garden at Lambeth in 1779, moving to Brompton in 1789. He published Flora Londinensis (6 volumes, 1777–1798), a pioneering work in that it devoted itself to urban nature. Financial success was not found, but he went on the publish The Botanical Magazine in 1787, a work that would also feature hand coloured plates by artists such as James Sowerby and Sydenham Edwards. (William Kilburn is often erroneously cited as having contributed plates to Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Though he did provide illustrations to Flora Londinensis, his association with Curtis seems to have ended by 1777, 10 years before the first publication of the Botanical Magazine) Curtis was to gain wealth from the ventures into publishing, short sales on Londinensis were offset by over 3,000 copies of the magazine. Curtis said they had each brought 'pudding or praise'.
The genus Curtisia is named in his honour. His publication was continued as the esteemed botanical publication, Curtis's Botanical Magazine. The noted natural history illustrators, James Sowerby and Sydenham Edwards both found a start with the eminent magazine. He was buried in the churchyard at St. Mary's Church, Battersea where he is commemorated in a stained glass window, as many of his samples were collected from the churchyard there.
References:
"The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed", (1787-1800's) - "Great Flower Books" - page 156-157; Henrey 472; Hunt 689; Nissen BBI 2350; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 1290
"Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of Such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London", (1777-1798) - Henrey 595; Hunt 650; Nissen BBI 440; Stafleu and Cowan 1286
Title: Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1793-1812 (First-second series)
Medium: Set of Six Original Hand-Colored Engravings
Limited edition: Unknown
Sheet size (each): approx. 9" x 5.25"
Image size (each): approx. 7" x 4"
Price: SOLD
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1793-1812 (First-second series)
Medium: Set of Six Original Hand-Colored Engravings
Limited edition: Unknown
Sheet size (each): approx. 9" x 5.25"
Image size (each): approx. 7" x 4"
Price: SOLD
Title: Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1796-1829 (First-third series)
Medium: Set of Six Original Hand-Colored Engravings
Limited edition: Unknown
Sheet size (each): approx. 9.25" x 5.5"
Image size (each): approx. 6.63" x 4.25"
Price: $900
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1796-1829 (First-third series)
Medium: Set of Six Original Hand-Colored Engravings
Limited edition: Unknown
Sheet size (each): approx. 9.25" x 5.5"
Image size (each): approx. 6.63" x 4.25"
Price: $900
Title: Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1804-1816 (Second series)
Medium: Set of Six Original Hand-Colored Engravings
Limited edition: Unknown
Sheet size (each): approx. 9.25" x 5.63"
Image size (each): approx. 6.25" x 4"
Price: SOLD
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1804-1816 (Second series)
Medium: Set of Six Original Hand-Colored Engravings
Limited edition: Unknown
Sheet size (each): approx. 9.25" x 5.63"
Image size (each): approx. 6.25" x 4"
Price: SOLD
Title: Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1789-1810 (First-second series)
Medium: Set of Six Original Hand-Colored Engravings
Limited edition: Unknown
Sheet size (each): approx. 9.25" x 5.63"
Image size (each): approx. 7.13" x 3.75"
Price: $750
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1789-1810 (First-second series)
Medium: Set of Six Original Hand-Colored Engravings
Limited edition: Unknown
Sheet size (each): approx. 9.25" x 5.63"
Image size (each): approx. 7.13" x 3.75"
Price: $750
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Title: "Rosa Semperflorens Minima Miss
Lawrence's Rose" (Vol. 42, Plate 1762)
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1815 (Second series)
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving
Limited edition: Unknown
Framed size: 14.69" x 11.94"
Sheet size: approx. 9.25" x 5.5"
Image size: 6.13" x 3.5"
Price: $250
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1815 (Second series)
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving
Limited edition: Unknown
Framed size: 14.69" x 11.94"
Sheet size: approx. 9.25" x 5.5"
Image size: 6.13" x 3.5"
Price: $250
Title: "Cyrilla Pulchella Scarlet-Flowered
Cyrilla" (Vol. 11, Plate 374)
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1797 (First series)
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving
Limited edition: Unknown
Framed size: 14.69" x 12"
Sheet size: approx. 9.25" x 5.5"
Image size: 6.07" x 3.63"
Price: $250
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1797 (First series)
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving
Limited edition: Unknown
Framed size: 14.69" x 12"
Sheet size: approx. 9.25" x 5.5"
Image size: 6.07" x 3.63"
Price: $250
Title: "Soldanella Alpina Alpine
Soldanella" (Vol. 2, Plate 49)
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1788 (First series)
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving
Limited edition: Unknown
Framed size: 14.69" x 11.94"
Sheet size: approx. 9.25" x 5.5"
Image size: 5.13" x 2.5"
Price: $250
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1788 (First series)
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving
Limited edition: Unknown
Framed size: 14.69" x 11.94"
Sheet size: approx. 9.25" x 5.5"
Image size: 5.13" x 2.5"
Price: $250
Titles: "Epilobium Tetragonum (Square
Stalked Willow Herb)" (Vol. 2, Plate 131),
"Stellaria Holostea (The Greater Stitchwort)"
Vol. 2, Plate ?), and "Atriplex Hastata
(Spear-Leaved Orach)" (Vol. 2, Plate 118)
Portfolio: Flora Londinensis
Year: 1777 (First edition)
Medium: Set of Three Original Hand-Colored Engravings
Limited edition: Unknown
Sheet size (each): approx. 18.5" x 11.5"
Image size (each): approx. 14.25" x 8.5"
Price: $900
Portfolio: Flora Londinensis
Year: 1777 (First edition)
Medium: Set of Three Original Hand-Colored Engravings
Limited edition: Unknown
Sheet size (each): approx. 18.5" x 11.5"
Image size (each): approx. 14.25" x 8.5"
Price: $900
Title: "Chironia Baccifera Berry-Bearing
Chironia" (Vol. 7, Plate 233)
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1793 (First series)
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving
Limited edition: Unknown
Framed size: 15" x 12.07"
Sheet size: approx. 9.25" x 5.5"
Image size: 6.5" x 3.75"
Price: $250
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year: 1793 (First series)
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving
Limited edition: Unknown
Framed size: 15" x 12.07"
Sheet size: approx. 9.25" x 5.5"
Image size: 6.5" x 3.75"
Price: $250