Antique Print - James Sowerby - Drosera Longifolia - Long-leaved Sundew - F1

Antique Print - James Sowerby - Drosera Longifolia - Long-leaved Sundew - F1"Drosera Longifolia" This original hand coloured engraving is from James Sowerby's English Botany or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms and Places of Growth, published by J. Davis in London in 1790 1814. First edition of the extensively illustrated botanical series. James Sowerby was an English naturalist and illustrator born in 1757 and died in 1822. He is best known for his extensive work in botanical

The artwork showcases a sprawling cityscape with the prominent presence of the Temple of Jove

Technique: Engraving

"Façade dun Batiment de l'Ordre lonique Elevé sur une Terrafße"

Allées et Palisades de verdures à l'usage des Jardins"

"Eriophorum Vaginatum"

from De Bry's Petit Voyages

including many books and articles on ornithology and zoology

”Getrams

«Ficus cerasiformis Desfont Ind or

This artwork is a testament to Piranesi's ability to create immersive visual experiences that seamlessly merge nature and architecture

nearly all of which he both designed and engraved

Petasites Frigidus”