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Rare Set of 16 18th Century Hand-colored Engravings by Famed Botanical Artist Elizabeth Blackwell
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Rare Set of 16 18th Century Hand-colored Engravings by Famed Botanical Artist Elizabeth Blackwell

dated 1754
Elizabeth Blackwell (Scottish 1707-1758) was the first British female botanical illustrator who also was the first woman to draw, etch and color her own engravings. Blackwell is notable for her publication "A Curious Herbal" in 1735 raising funds to free her husband from debtors prison; new giltwood frames, acid free matting and ebonized fillets (matt color does match); minor overall discoloration to paper with some creasing; PRICED INDIVIDUALLY
Height: 
22.75"
Width: 
18.75"
Depth: 
1"
List: 
$2,200