Artist:
HILL, John
Title:
1. White Indian Heliotrope. 2. Virginian Pulmonaria. 3. Indian Borage. 4. Violet Cyclamen. 5. Purple Cortusa. 6. Oriental Ophorhiza. 7. Trifid Convolvulus.
Stock Code:
6302
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Early colour
Atlas:
A Complete Body of Gardening
Size: (W x H):
23cm x 38cm
9 inches x 15 inches
Date:
1757
Price:
£300
Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His ‘Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening’, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.
Fine condition.