William Curtis Fuchsia Coccinea. Scarlet Fuchsia botanical engraving c1789

by Curtis, William

Antique print of delicate red and purple Fuchsia.. delicate 'dancing ladies' exquisitely engraved and hand-coloured.

Original hand-coloured copperplate engraving c1789 for Curtis's The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed. Illustrations for Curtis's The Botanical Magazine have always been revered - for their scientific accuracy as well as their beauty.

In 1787 when he was Praefectus Hortis (Horticultural Manager) of Chelsea Physic Garden in London, William Curtis (1746-1799) began publication of The Botanical Magazine “in response.. to solicitations for a work... (combining) Botany and Gardening”. Illustrating botanical specimens from around the world, this publication has been published continuously for over 230 years - now as “The Kew Magazine”.

This page has 2 spots plus tiny tears at right edge and faint creasing. Price reduced.
Size of page is approximately 235 x 140mm (9 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches).