Sydenham Edwards Collection (#2)

Monandria 1, 2, cloth of gold, Crocus angustifolius (Triandria) 3, and enchanters nightshade
FLO4610473 Monandria 1, 2, cloth of gold, Crocus angustifolius (Triandria) 3, and enchanters nightshade, Circaea alpina (Diandria) 4, 5

Orders of flowers: Monogynia, Digynia, Trigynia, Pentagynia, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham
FLO4685786 Orders of flowers: Monogynia, Digynia, Trigynia, Pentagynia, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia, a New Encyclopedia, G

Orders of flowers: Siliculosa, Seliquosa, Polygamia, Monogamia, Filicus, Fungi, etc
FLO4685769 Orders of flowers: Siliculosa, Seliquosa, Polygamia, Monogamia, Filicus, Fungi, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia

Liane heart of India or peas de coeur et deux variete de mousses - Balloon plant or smooth heart-seed
FLO4685757 Liane heart of India or peas de coeur et deux variete de mousses - Balloon plant or smooth heart-seed, Cardiospermum halicacabum, close-leaved fern fork-moss, Dicranum osmundioides

Thorny cockle, Cardium echinatum, truncated purr, Donax crenulata, and eight-ridged tooth shell
FLO4685748 Thorny cockle, Cardium echinatum, truncated purr, Donax crenulata, and eight-ridged tooth shell, Dentalium octangulatum

Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods
FLO4685724 Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia, a New Encyclopedia, G. Kearsley, London, 1813

Dog and Wolf - Shepherd dog, Canis familiaris, and wolf, Canis lupus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham
FLO4685710 Dog and Wolf - Shepherd dog, Canis familiaris, and wolf, Canis lupus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia, a New Encyclopedia, G

Dragonnet lyre and lancon equille - Common dragonet, Callionymus lyra, and lesser sand eel or sand lance
FLO4685701 Dragonnet lyre and lancon equille - Common dragonet, Callionymus lyra, and lesser sand eel or sand lance, Ammodytes tobianus

Blue Passiflora - Common passionflower, Passiflora caerulea. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical
FLO4581724 Blue Passiflora - Common passionflower, Passiflora caerulea. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis The Botanical

Wild strawberry, Fragaria vesca (One-leaved strawberry or strawberry of Versailles, Fragaria monophylla)
FLO4585719 Wild strawberry, Fragaria vesca (One-leaved strawberry or strawberry of Versailles, Fragaria monophylla). Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William

Spring level or Claudinette - Spring snowflake, Leucojum vernum. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical
FLO4585506 Spring level or Claudinette - Spring snowflake, Leucojum vernum. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Curtis The Botanical

Honeysuckle, Lonicera caprifolium, Monogynia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F
FLO4610542 Honeysuckle, Lonicera caprifolium, Monogynia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis Lectures on Botany

Double ranunculus varieties, Persian buttercup, Ranunculus asiaticus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F
FLO4610698 Double ranunculus varieties, Persian buttercup, Ranunculus asiaticus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis

Heath lobelia, Lobelia urens, Polygamia monogamia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F
FLO4610653 Heath lobelia, Lobelia urens, Polygamia monogamia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis Lectures on Botany

Wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum, Siliquosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F
FLO4610609 Wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum, Siliquosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis Lectures on Botany

Mezereon, Daphne mezereum, Octandria, 1, and flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus, Enneandria, 2
FLO4610490 Mezereon, Daphne mezereum, Octandria, 1, and flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus, Enneandria, 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Crown imperial flower, Fritillaria imperialis, Haustrria, 1, and loosestrife
FLO4610481 Crown imperial flower, Fritillaria imperialis, Haustrria, 1, and loosestrife, Lysimachia europaea (Trientalis europaeus), Heptandria, 2

Types of leaves of plants. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia
FLO4974718 Types of leaves of plants. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia, a New Encyclopedia, G. Kearsley, London, 1813

Orange coloured monadelphous ixia, Ixia monadelpha
5323707 Orange coloured monadelphous ixia, Ixia monadelpha by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Orange coloured monadelphous ixia, Ixia monadelpha)

Plain-leaved self-coloured lachenalia, Lachenalia unicolor
5323702 Plain-leaved self-coloured lachenalia, Lachenalia unicolor by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Plain-leaved self-coloured lachenalia, Lachenalia unicolor)

Haworthia minor or Tulista minima (Least pearl aloe, Aloe margaritifera minima)
5323690 Haworthia minor or Tulista minima (Least pearl aloe, Aloe margaritifera minima) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Haworthia minor or Tulista minima (Least pearl aloe)

Canary creeper, Indian cress or ciliated tropaeolum, Tropaeolum peregrinum
5323682 Canary creeper, Indian cress or ciliated tropaeolum, Tropaeolum peregrinum by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Canary creeper, Indian cress or ciliated tropaeolum)

Night-smelling hermannia, Hermannia flammea
5323680 Night-smelling hermannia, Hermannia flammea by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Night-smelling hermannia, Hermannia flammea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F)

Haworthia viscosa (Stiff leaved aloe, Aloe rigida)
5323668 Haworthia viscosa (Stiff leaved aloe, Aloe rigida) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Haworthia viscosa (Stiff leaved aloe, Aloe rigida)

Indian lettuce, Perfoliate claytonia, Claytonia perfoliata
5323667 Indian lettuce, Perfoliate claytonia, Claytonia perfoliata by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Indian lettuce, Perfoliate claytonia, Claytonia perfoliata)

Wild bleeding heart, Dicentra formosa
5323666 Wild bleeding heart, Dicentra formosa by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Wild bleeding heart, Dicentra formosa. (Blush fumitory, Fumaria formosa)

Dwarf ginseng, Panax trifolius
5323665 Dwarf ginseng, Panax trifolius by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Dwarf ginseng, Panax trifolius. Lesser panax, Panax pusilla. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F)

Yellow garlic, Allium flavum
5323661 Yellow garlic, Allium flavum by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Yellow garlic, Allium flavum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F)

Allium stellerianum (Jonquil)
5323710 Allium stellerianum (Jonquil) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F)

White-flowered anacampseros, Anacampseros arachnoides
5323698 White-flowered anacampseros, Anacampseros arachnoides by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: White-flowered anacampseros, Anacampseros arachnoides)

Austral trefoil or New-Holland lotus, Lotus australis
5323694 Austral trefoil or New-Holland lotus, Lotus australis by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Austral trefoil or New-Holland lotus, Lotus australis)

Hessea cinnamomea (Glittering flowered strumaria, Strumaria crispa)
5323692 Hessea cinnamomea (Glittering flowered strumaria, Strumaria crispa) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Hessea cinnamomea (Glittering flowered strumaria, Strumaria crispa)

Haworthia pumila or Tulista pumila (Dark-leaved spider aloe, Aloe arachnoides pumila)
5323691 Haworthia pumila or Tulista pumila (Dark-leaved spider aloe, Aloe arachnoides pumila) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info)

Prickly-stalked hibiscus, Hibiscus surattensis
5323687 Prickly-stalked hibiscus, Hibiscus surattensis by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Prickly-stalked hibiscus, Hibiscus surattensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F)

Haworthia mirabilis (Rough-leaved cushion aloe, Aloe mirabilis)
5323685 Haworthia mirabilis (Rough-leaved cushion aloe, Aloe mirabilis) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Haworthia mirabilis (Rough-leaved cushion aloe, Aloe mirabilis)

Hermannia confusa (Fine-leaved hermannia, Hermannia tenuifolia)
5323679 Hermannia confusa (Fine-leaved hermannia, Hermannia tenuifolia) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Hermannia confusa (Fine-leaved hermannia, Hermannia tenuifolia)

Hankey dwarf aloe, Haworthia attenuata var. radula. Rasp-leaved aloe, Aloe radula
5323676 Hankey dwarf aloe, Haworthia attenuata var. radula. Rasp-leaved aloe, Aloe radula by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Hankey dwarf aloe, Haworthia attenuata var. radula)

Thickleaf phlox, Phlox carolina (Rough-stemmed lychnidea)
5323675 Thickleaf phlox, Phlox carolina (Rough-stemmed lychnidea) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Thickleaf phlox, Phlox carolina (Rough-stemmed lychnidea)

Astroloba spiralis (Pentagonal aloe, Aloe pentagona)
5323669 Astroloba spiralis (Pentagonal aloe, Aloe pentagona) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Astroloba spiralis (Pentagonal aloe, Aloe pentagona)

Riband albuca, Albuca vittata
5323660 Riband albuca, Albuca vittata by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Riband albuca, Albuca vittata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F)

Rockcap fern or polypody, Polypodium vulgare, Filices. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F
FLO4610673 Rockcap fern or polypody, Polypodium vulgare, Filices. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis Lectures

Verdigris mushroom or verdigris agaric, Stropharia aeruginosa, Fungi, Cryptogamia
FLO4610668 Verdigris mushroom or verdigris agaric, Stropharia aeruginosa, Fungi, Cryptogamia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Silphium or rosinweed, Silphium asteriscus, Polygamia nessaria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F
FLO4610630 Silphium or rosinweed, Silphium asteriscus, Polygamia nessaria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis Lectures

Yellow toad flax or snapdragon, Antirrhinum majus, Angiospermia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F
FLO4610592 Yellow toad flax or snapdragon, Antirrhinum majus, Angiospermia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis Lectures

St. Johns wort, Hypericum perforatum, Polyadelphia, 1, 2, and blue bottle or cornflower, Centaurea cyanus, Syngenesia
FLO4610516 St. Johns wort, Hypericum perforatum, Polyadelphia, 1, 2, and blue bottle or cornflower, Centaurea cyanus, Syngenesia, 3-5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Pennycress, Thlaspi arvense, Siliculosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F
FLO4610599 Pennycress, Thlaspi arvense, Siliculosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis Lectures on Botany

Flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus, Hexagynia, hermaphrodite flower 1 and pistilla 2
FLO4610561 Flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus, Hexagynia, hermaphrodite flower 1 and pistilla 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Mallow, Malva sylvestris, Monadelphia, 1-4, and ragged robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Decandria, 5. 6
FLO4610506 Mallow, Malva sylvestris, Monadelphia, 1-4, and ragged robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Decandria, 5.6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

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Sydenham Edwards: A Botanical Illustrator Extraordinaire Step into the enchanting world of Sydenham Edwards, a renowned botanical illustrator whose exquisite handcoloured copperplate engravings have captivated art and nature enthusiasts for centuries. His meticulous attention to detail and artistic flair bring to life a myriad of plant species, showcasing their beauty in all its glory. One such masterpiece is the Hellebore noir ou rose de Noel, also known as the Christmas rose or black hellebore (Helleborus niger). In this stunning engraving from William Curtis' The Botanical Magazine, Lambeth Marsh, Edwards captures the delicate petals and rich hues that make this flower truly mesmerizing. Moving on to another floral marvel, we encounter Hyacinths (1801) by Thomas Warner. Through Edwards' skilled hands, these vibrant blooms burst forth from the page with an explosion of color and fragrance. Their intoxicating scent seems almost tangible as you gaze upon his masterful creation. But it's not just flowers that grace Edwards' portfolio; he also delves into the animal kingdom. Take his depiction of the Dromedary - Arabian one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius), taken from John Mason Goods Pantologia. With intricate lines and shading techniques, he brings out every nuance of this majestic creature's features. Edwards doesn't limit himself to well-known plants either; he explores lesser-known species like Giroselle of Virginia (Dodecatheon meadia) in collaboration with James Sowerby for The Botanical Magazine. This American cowslip comes alive under his brushstrokes, revealing its unique characteristics and hidden allure. The Claramond tulip (Tulipa suaveolens var. Latifolia) is yet another gem in Edward's collection. Handcoloured by Weddell after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards, this engraving showcases the tulip's elegant form and vibrant colors.