Artist:
HILL, John
Title:
1. Diamond Mesembryanthemum. 2. Proliferous Datura. 3. Nepenthes ... 4. African Drosera. 5. Pearl Aloe. 6. The Sensitive Plant.
Stock Code:
6306
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:
£375
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.