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A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature
Author
Title
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 ...
Edition
Second edition.
Published
London : Printed by Richard Taylor & Co. ... : Published and sold by the author ..., and sold by White, Highley ..., Nicol ..., Symonds, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme ..., [1807?]
Physical Description
11 leaves, 10 leaves of plates : col. ill. 19 x 23 cm.
Local Notes
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in contemporary blue boards. Autograph: M.H. Roscoe. Has laid in a folded leaf on which the designs engraved in plate 1, illustrating stamens, are drawn in watercolor and pen and black ink. The student's drawings use the same colors as those applied on the engraved plate.
Notes
The botanical illustrations are drawn and engraved by James Sowerby.
First published in 1788, with title: An easy introduction to drawing flowers, according to nature. Second edition first published 1791.
The plates are dated 1788-1807.
"Prospectus of works published by James Sowerby."--[2] p. at end.
Summary
"The author having experienced the want of a drawing-book sufficiently accurate to enable young beginners, who are fond of delineating flowers, to distinguish the different parts absolutely necessary to characterize each plant, he has been induced to offer a few designs to the public, in order to facilitate botanical studies, and blend amusement with improvement."--Title page.
Sowerby presents the instructions in a scientific arrangement, with each lesson focusing on a particular part of the plant.
Variant and related titles
Botanical drawing-book
Easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Of green leaf, bird, and flower: artists' books and the natural world, p. 48
Fairman, Elisabeth R. Pleasures and pastimes, 34
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Drawing books.
Also listed under
BAC ND2300 S68 1807 Exhibited in: "Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
BAC ND2300 S68 1807 Exhibited in: Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, February 21, 1990-April 29, 1990)
BAC ND2300 S68 1807 Exhibited in: Ocean Flowers: Impressions from Nature in the Victorian Era (Yale Center for British Art, June 12, 2004-August 8, 2004)
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