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273 ~ WOUNDWORT ~ Blackwell 1750 Hand Colored Art Print
Last Price: $49.99
Ending Date and Time (GMT): 2004-11-04 02:07:58
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PANAX COLONI (MARSH WOUNDWORT, ALL-HEAL, PANAY, OPOPANEWORT, CLOWN'S
WOUNDWORT, RUSTICUM VULNA HERBA, DOWNY WOUNDWORT)
ARTIST: Elizabeth Blackwell, re-engraved by Nikolaus Friedrich
Eisenberger
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PRINT INFORMATION
PRINT DATE: This hand colored engraving was printed between 1750-1760.
PRINT DIMENSIONS: 9 inches by 14 inches
PRINT CONDITION: Excellent condition, specifically as shown in this
detailed scan.
PRINT TYPE: Engraving with hand coloring (see description of process
below).
PAPER TYPE: Chain-linked rag stock type paper.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND HISTORY ABOUT THIS PRINT :
The daughter of an successful Scottish merchant, Elizabeth Blackwell
was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1700. Elizabeth was schooled as an
artist. She secretly married her cousin, Alexander, at age 28, and the
couple soon moved to London where her husband ran up significant debts
as a result of operating a printing shop without having obtained the
proper apprenticeship. He could not pay his debts, and so was sent to
debtors prison. Elizabeth now faced a husband in jail, no source of
income, a household to support, and now a child to care for. Looking
for a way to generate income, she learned that there was great demand
for information about the medicinal value of the exotic plants from
the New World. She decided that she could produce a herbal book, with
her doing the illustrations and Alexander, given his medical
background, could write the descriptions of the plants. Elizabeth was
supported in her work by the Society of Apothecaries and a number of
leading physicians including Richard Mead. Isaac Rand, then curator of
the Chelsea Physick Garden, recommended she take advantage of the
volume of different species at the Garden, so Elizabeth took lodgings
at Swan Walk next to the Chelsea Physic Garden and, with the blessing
of Sir Hans Sloane and the assistance of the botanists Joseph Miller
and John Sherard, drew all the plants from life. She made all the
engravings of the plants herself and then hand coloured the plates in
the finished product. As she completed drawings, Elizabeth would take
them to her husband's cell where he supplied the correct names in
Latin, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, and German. Elizabeth was not
only among the first women to achieve fame as a botanical illustrator,
but she was also amongst the first botanical artists to actually
engrave her own designs rather than hiring a professional engraver.
The first edition of the herbal was produced in weekly parts for 125
weeks beginning in 1738. Each part contained 4 copper engraved plates
and accompanying text describing the plant and its medicinal
properties. The exact title was "A Curious Herbal containing five
hundred cuts of the most useful plants, which are now used in the
practice of physick, to which is added a short description of y:e
plants and their common uses in physick." She placed advertisements in
several journals and made special arrangements with booksellers. The
book was a financial success, was copied again in Latin, and
eventually she was able to repay her husband's debts to secure his
release. Blackwell's husband was vindicated and for a brief time
became the Director of Improvements in the service of James Brydges,
Duke of Chandos. But something happened during his tenure and he was
forced to resign under a cloud of suspicion. Unfortunately, he went to
Sweden several years later and became involved in a political plot and
was eventually executed. Eliozabeth never worked again and died alone
in 1758. She is buried in the churchyard of Chelsea Old Church.
It is believed that Mrs. Blackwell sold the copyright of her herbal
after her husband's death to the Nuremberg Germany publisher Dr.
Christopher Jacob Trew. Dr. Trew was a wealthy physician of Nuremberg
who loved flowers and books and proceded to combine his two interests
in a series of magnificent volumes. He brought out his own version of
the Blackwell herbal between 1750 and 1760, the 'Herbarium
Blackwellianum Emmendatum et Auctum' in five volumes with 100 plates
each. This German version had a much longer text in both Latin and
German and the 500 plates originally done by Blackwell were
re-engraved by Nikolaus Friedrich Eisenberger who enlarged and added
new botanical details to her designs. It was a superior version on
much better quality paper. The engraving being sold here is from this
German Edition. A sixth volume, also with 100 plates, contains new
species including poisonous and ornamental as well as medicinal plants
and was published in 1773.
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Last Price: $19.99
Ending Date and Time (GMT): 2004-10-31 02:35:12
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FIGURE 1: The fetid Stapelia or Carrion Flower (Stapelia Hirsuta) ;
FIGURE 2: The Ashamed Mimosa or Sensitive Plant (Mimosa Pudica)
ARTIST: unknown
ENGRAVER: unknown
AN ORIGINAL, HAND COLORED PRINT FROM THE FAMOUS CHILDREN'S
ENCYCLOPEDIA
"BILDERBUCH FUR KINDER" </font color>
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PRINT INFORMATION
PRINT DATE: This engraving was printed in 1803.
PRINT DIMENSIONS: Approximately 7 inches by 10 3/8 inches.
PRINT CONDITION: As shown in this large, detailed scan.
PRINT TYPE: Copper Engraving print on paper with watercolor paint
applied by hand (see description of process in our GLOSSARY).
PAPER TYPE: Chain-linked, water-marked paper.
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INFORMATION ON THE HISTORY OF THIS PRINT:
The hand colored engraving shown above was extracted from a book
titled Bilderbuch für Kinder published in Weimar, Germany between
1790 and 1810. The complete title of this work, which was covered
altogether 12 volumes and published in the period between 1790 and
1830 reads: "Picture Book for Children containing a pleasant
collection of animals, plants, flowers, fruits, minerals, trachten and
a great deal informing articles from the realm of nature, the arts and
sciences; all after the best original drawings selected and engraved
and with explanations appropriate and short for the understanding
forces of a child written by F.J. Bertuch. The articles also covered
the realm of the arts and sciences, accurately describing the newest
inventions and newest discoveries of the world at that time. The
quality and color of the drawings found in this work are remarkable,
as they are crisp, vibrant, and very detailed on fine, chain-linked,
water-marked paper that measures approximately 8" by 9 3/4".
The 18th Century was the epoch of the encyclopedias, in which the
attempt was undertaken to lay down and make available for everyone the
entire existing knowledge available. Bertuch's picture book is as it
were the attempt to submit an encyclopedia for children. Bertuch
understood that children would learn best if there were illustrations
to accompany an encyclopedia and if the text were not so scientific
and dry, but also were able to be easy to read and to amuse and
entertain. Due to its extent and its rich illustrating - it covers
1,185 pages of illustrations, consisting of approximately 6,000 single
drawings - the cosst of the work for normal families was exorbitant.
Only a few noble and/or rich citizen families could take the liberty
this expenditure.
The son of the garrison physician Justinus Bertuch, who was in the
service of the duke Ernst August Konstantin in Weimar, Friedrich
Justin Bertuch was born on the 30th of September,1747. He lost both
parents at a young age and so at 15 the orphan went to live with his
uncle for a while. Between 1765 and 1769 studied Bertuch theology at
the national university in Jena, but he then changed his stugies to
law. His principal interest however, was for literature and natural
history, as he collected flowers and plants. Soon Bertuch was to show
his business abilities. The acquaintance with Frankfurt painters
George Melchior Kraus brought him the idea to create an indication
school, a plan which became a reality in 1776 with the acquisition of
a mill for which he could produce paper and publish written works.
This school was to become of eminent importance for the later
publication of the "Bilderbuch", as it was in this school that Bertuch
assembled the necessary artistic forces for the creation of thousands
of copper engravings that were then hand colored. Bertuch became the
largest employer in Weimar, a town of approximately 6,000 people at
the time. His publishing house grew to be one of the largest in
Germany and and he employed occasionally over 450 people.
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292 ~ HORSEMINT ~ Blackwell Hand Colored 1750 Art Print
Last Price: $45.00
Ending Date and Time (GMT): 2004-11-04 02:24:56
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MENTHASTRUM (HORSEMINT)
ARTIST: Elizabeth Blackwell, re-engraved by Nikolaus Friedrich
Eisenberger
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PRINT INFORMATION
PRINT DATE: This hand colored engraving was printed between 1750-1760.
PRINT DIMENSIONS: 9 inches by 14 inches
PRINT CONDITION: Excellent condition, specifically as shown in this
detailed scan.
PRINT TYPE: Engraving with hand coloring (see description of process
below).
PAPER TYPE: Chain-linked rag stock type paper.
See Our Shipping Terms Here
PAYMENT INFORMATION : Check, Money Order (including Bidpay), Cash, or
Visa & Mastercard through Paypal. Please email us if you have any
questions. All returns accepted !
I accept PayPal, the #1 payment service in online auctions!
---------------------------------------------------------------------
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND HISTORY ABOUT THIS PRINT :
The daughter of an successful Scottish merchant, Elizabeth Blackwell
was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1700. Elizabeth was schooled as an
artist. She secretly married her cousin, Alexander, at age 28, and the
couple soon moved to London where her husband ran up significant debts
as a result of operating a printing shop without having obtained the
proper apprenticeship. He could not pay his debts, and so was sent to
debtors prison. Elizabeth now faced a husband in jail, no source of
income, a household to support, and now a child to care for. Looking
for a way to generate income, she learned that there was great demand
for information about the medicinal value of the exotic plants from
the New World. She decided that she could produce a herbal book, with
her doing the illustrations and Alexander, given his medical
background, could write the descriptions of the plants. Elizabeth was
supported in her work by the Society of Apothecaries and a number of
leading physicians including Richard Mead. Isaac Rand, then curator of
the Chelsea Physick Garden, recommended she take advantage of the
volume of different species at the Garden, so Elizabeth took lodgings
at Swan Walk next to the Chelsea Physic Garden and, with the blessing
of Sir Hans Sloane and the assistance of the botanists Joseph Miller
and John Sherard, drew all the plants from life. She made all the
engravings of the plants herself and then hand coloured the plates in
the finished product. As she completed drawings, Elizabeth would take
them to her husband's cell where he supplied the correct names in
Latin, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, and German. Elizabeth was not
only among the first women to achieve fame as a botanical illustrator,
but she was also amongst the first botanical artists to actually
engrave her own designs rather than hiring a professional engraver.
The first edition of the herbal was produced in weekly parts for 125
weeks beginning in 1738. Each part contained 4 copper engraved plates
and accompanying text describing the plant and its medicinal
properties. The exact title was "A Curious Herbal containing five
hundred cuts of the most useful plants, which are now used in the
practice of physick, to which is added a short description of y:e
plants and their common uses in physick." She placed advertisements in
several journals and made special arrangements with booksellers. The
book was a financial success, was copied again in Latin, and
eventually she was able to repay her husband's debts to secure his
release. Blackwell's husband was vindicated and for a brief time
became the Director of Improvements in the service of James Brydges,
Duke of Chandos. But something happened during his tenure and he was
forced to resign under a cloud of suspicion. Unfortunately, he went to
Sweden several years later and became involved in a political plot and
was eventually executed. Eliozabeth never worked again and died alone
in 1758. She is buried in the churchyard of Chelsea Old Church.
It is believed that Mrs. Blackwell sold the copyright of her herbal
after her husband's death to the Nuremberg Germany publisher Dr.
Christopher Jacob Trew. Dr. Trew was a wealthy physician of Nuremberg
who loved flowers and books and proceded to combine his two interests
in a series of magnificent volumes. He brought out his own version of
the Blackwell herbal between 1750 and 1760, the 'Herbarium
Blackwellianum Emmendatum et Auctum' in five volumes with 100 plates
each. This German version had a much longer text in both Latin and
German and the 500 plates originally done by Blackwell were
re-engraved by Nikolaus Friedrich Eisenberger who enlarged and added
new botanical details to her designs. It was a superior version on
much better quality paper. The engraving being sold here is from this
German Edition. A sixth volume, also with 100 plates, contains new
species including poisonous and ornamental as well as medicinal plants
and was published in 1773.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
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