Sydenham Edwards Collection (#3)

Cyclamen de Cos or Caucasus - Round-leaved cyclamen, Cyclamen coum. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical
FLO4577879 Cyclamen de Cos or Caucasus - Round-leaved cyclamen, Cyclamen coum. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Curtis The Botanical

Hepatic, noble or three-lobed hepatic anemone - Hepatica or noble liverwort, Anemone hepatica
FLO4577906 Hepatic, noble or three-lobed hepatic anemone - Hepatica or noble liverwort, Anemone hepatica. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards

Spring Omphalodes or Printaniere Little Borage - Creeping navelwort, Omphalodes verna (blue navelwort)
FLO4577897 Spring Omphalodes or Printaniere Little Borage - Creeping navelwort, Omphalodes verna (blue navelwort, Cynoglossum omphalodes)

Sparkling rose (sparkling rose) - Pink moss, Rosa centifolia f. muscosa (Rosa muscosa)
FLO4585731 Sparkling rose (sparkling rose) - Pink moss, Rosa centifolia f. muscosa (Rosa muscosa). Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Curtis The Botanical

Perfumee grenadilla (or refresco maracuja) - (Winged passionflower, Passiflora alata)
FLO4585701 Perfumee grenadilla (or refresco maracuja) - (Winged passionflower, Passiflora alata. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Curtis)

Narcissus - Spanish daffodil, Narcissus hispanicus (Great daffodil, Narcissus major)
FLO4585554 Narcissus - Spanish daffodil, Narcissus hispanicus (Great daffodil, Narcissus major). Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Curtis The Botanical

Siberian Iris - Siberian iris, Iris sibirica. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by James
FLO4585542 Siberian Iris - Siberian iris, Iris sibirica. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine, Lambeth Marsh

Alpine soldanella - Alpine soldanella, Soldanella alpina. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical
FLO4585536 Alpine soldanella - Alpine soldanella, Soldanella alpina. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine

Broad-leaved pimpernel, Anagallis latifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical
FLO4580859 Broad-leaved pimpernel, Anagallis latifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis Botanical Magazine

Zebu and bison - Zebu humped cattle, Bos indicus, and European bison, Bison bonasus
FLO4685775 Zebu and bison - Zebu humped cattle, Bos indicus, and European bison, Bison bonasus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia

Parts of flowers including petal, nectary, glume, seed, spathe, bracte, legumen, etc
FLO4685772 Parts of flowers including petal, nectary, glume, seed, spathe, bracte, legumen, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia

Alpine Ibex and European Beaver or Common Beaver - Alpine ibex goat, Capra ibex, and common Eurasian beaver
FLO4685736 Alpine Ibex and European Beaver or Common Beaver - Alpine ibex goat, Capra ibex, and common Eurasian beaver, Castor fiber

Bupreste et pagure (bernard l hermit) - Jewel beetles, Buprestis ocellata, scarlet cantharis, and common hermit crab
FLO4685729 Bupreste et pagure (bernard l hermit) - Jewel beetles, Buprestis ocellata, scarlet cantharis, and common hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus (Cancer bernardus)

Lazy tridactyl or ai and marmot - Three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, and Alpine marmot
FLO4685681 Lazy tridactyl or ai and marmot - Three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, and Alpine marmot, Marmota marmota (Arctonys marmota)

Types of flowers: Triandria, Diandria, Haskatria, Pendandria, Tetrandria, etc
FLO4685787 Types of flowers: Triandria, Diandria, Haskatria, Pendandria, Tetrandria, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia

Macartneys rose, Rosa bracteata
5323706 Macartneys rose, Rosa bracteata by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Macartneys rose, Rosa bracteata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F)

Conophytum minutum (Tiny fig-marigold, Mesembryanthemum minutum)
5323705 Conophytum minutum (Tiny fig-marigold, Mesembryanthemum minutum) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Conophytum minutum (Tiny fig-marigold, Mesembryanthemum minutum)

Lachenalia pallida (Glossy leaved lachenalia, Lachenalia lucida)
5323701 Lachenalia pallida (Glossy leaved lachenalia, Lachenalia lucida) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Lachenalia pallida (Glossy leaved lachenalia, Lachenalia lucida)

Rubble aloe or mitre aloe, Aloe perfoliata (Least mitre aloe, Aloe mitraeformis brevifolia)
5323693 Rubble aloe or mitre aloe, Aloe perfoliata (Least mitre aloe, Aloe mitraeformis brevifolia) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Rubble aloe or mitre aloe)

American wych hazel, Fothergilla gardenii (Broad-leaved fothergilla, Fothergilla alnifolia major)
5323673 American wych hazel, Fothergilla gardenii (Broad-leaved fothergilla, Fothergilla alnifolia major) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: American wych hazel)

Types of leaves of plants. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia
FLO4974700 Types of leaves of plants. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia, a New Encyclopedia, G. Kearsley, London, 1813

Bruyere carnee, Bruyere colour of flesh, Bruyere of the snow or Bruyere of the Alps - Herbaceous heath, Erica herbacea
FLO4578204 Bruyere carnee, Bruyere colour of flesh, Bruyere of the snow or Bruyere of the Alps - Herbaceous heath, Erica herbacea

Small narcissus - Least daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. minor (Narcissus minor)
FLO4577894 Small narcissus - Least daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. minor (Narcissus minor). Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William

Ficoide variete - Aethephyllum pinnatifidum (Jagged-leaved fig marigold, Mesembryanthemum pinnatifidum)
FLO4585709 Ficoide variete - Aethephyllum pinnatifidum (Jagged-leaved fig marigold, Mesembryanthemum pinnatifidum). Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William

Tawny day-lily, Hemerocallis fulva. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William
FLO4585678 Tawny day-lily, Hemerocallis fulva. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine, Lambeth Marsh, London, 1787

Narcissus - Reflexed daffodil, Narcissus triandrus. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by
FLO4585533 Narcissus - Reflexed daffodil, Narcissus triandrus. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine

Variete of calceolar - Pinnated slipper-wort, Calceolaria pinnata. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical
FLO4584338 Variete of calceolar - Pinnated slipper-wort, Calceolaria pinnata. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Curtis The Botanical

Hellebore (ellebore) livid or black - Livid or purple hellebore, Helleborus lividus
FLO4586184 Hellebore (ellebore) livid or black - Livid or purple hellebore, Helleborus lividus. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Curtis

Statice sinue or Limonium with sinuate leaves - Sea lavender, Limonium sinuatum (Purple-cup t statice or thrift)
FLO4586175 Statice sinue or Limonium with sinuate leaves - Sea lavender, Limonium sinuatum (Purple-cup t statice or thrift, Statice sinuata)

Camelia from Japan - Rose camellia, Camellia japonica. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration
FLO4584343 Camelia from Japan - Rose camellia, Camellia japonica. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine

Iris florentina, Iris germanica nothovar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F
FLO4610686 Iris florentina, Iris germanica nothovar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis Lectures on Botany

Hermaphrodite flower with seven pistilla, Heptagynia, Septas capensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F
FLO4610633 Hermaphrodite flower with seven pistilla, Heptagynia, Septas capensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Pheasants eye, Adonis annua, Polygynia, hermaphrodite flower with many pistilla
FLO4610581 Pheasants eye, Adonis annua, Polygynia, hermaphrodite flower with many pistilla. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum, Dodecagynia, hermaphrodite flower with 12 pistilla
FLO4610572 Houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum, Dodecagynia, hermaphrodite flower with 12 pistilla. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Valencia Coronilla - Scorpion vetch, Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca (Sea-green or day-smelling coronilla)
FLO4578665 Valencia Coronilla - Scorpion vetch, Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca (Sea-green or day-smelling coronilla, Coronilla glauca)

Jackal dore and hyene - Golden jackal, Canis aureus, and striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena
FLO4685713 Jackal dore and hyene - Golden jackal, Canis aureus, and striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia

Goat and lama - Long-horned whidaw goat, Capra aegagrus, and llama, Lama glama (Glama camel, Camelus lama)
FLO4685679 Goat and lama - Long-horned whidaw goat, Capra aegagrus, and llama, Lama glama (Glama camel, Camelus lama). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods

Alder (aune) and moss variete - Common alder tree, Betula alnus, and frizzled bartramia, Bartramia crispa
FLO4685763 Alder (aune) and moss variete - Common alder tree, Betula alnus, and frizzled bartramia, Bartramia crispa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods

Anthurium palmatum (Five-leaved pothos, Pothos pentaphylla)
5323704 Anthurium palmatum (Five-leaved pothos, Pothos pentaphylla) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Anthurium palmatum (Five-leaved pothos, Pothos pentaphylla)

Broadleaf lady palm, Rhapis excelsa (Male dwarf ground ratan, Rhapis flabelliformis mas)
5323700 Broadleaf lady palm, Rhapis excelsa (Male dwarf ground ratan, Rhapis flabelliformis mas by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Broadleaf lady palm)

Monadelphous heath, Erica monadelpha
5323699 Monadelphous heath, Erica monadelpha by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Monadelphous heath, Erica monadelpha. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F)

Downy leaved birthwort, Aristolochia tomentosa
5323697 Downy leaved birthwort, Aristolochia tomentosa by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Downy leaved birthwort, Aristolochia tomentosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F)

African daisy or Clammy arctotis, Arctotis glutinosa
5323674 African daisy or Clammy arctotis, Arctotis glutinosa by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: African daisy or Clammy arctotis, Arctotis glutinosa)

Bulbine asphodeloides (Glaucous leaved anthericum, Anthericum longiscapum)
5323670 Bulbine asphodeloides (Glaucous leaved anthericum, Anthericum longiscapum) by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: Bulbine asphodeloides (Glaucous leaved anthericum)

American ginseng, Panax quinquefolius
5323664 American ginseng, Panax quinquefolius by Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819); (add.info.: American ginseng, Panax quinquefolius. Five leaved panax or ginseng, Panax quinquefolia)

Hyacinths, from "The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature", June 1, 1801
Hyacinths, from " The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature", June 1, 1801

Passion Flower, 1799. Creator: Sydenham Teast Edwards
Passion Flower, 1799

Larkspur and Sweet William: Delphinium elatum and Dianthus barbatus, 1805, (1946). Botanical illustration. From " British Garden Flowers", by George M. Taylor. [Collins, London, 1946]

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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.