Curtis Hand-Colored Copper-Plate Botanical Print Starfish Flower 1807

STARFISH FLOWER Copper-Plate Print, 1807
Hand-Colored

From William Curtis' "The Botanical Magazine"

Matted and Ready to Frame, with a Charles Scott Gallery Letter of Authenticity

William Curtis began "The Botanical Magazine" in 1797 and ran it until 1844, and this wonderful print is from this magazine. It is believed the plates were executed by Sydenham Edwards.

SIZE: 13" x 16" (matting), 5 1/2" x 8 3/4" (print)

CONDITION: Age-related toning - especially along edges. 

LITERATURE:
Dunthorne #88