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An original hand-colored lithograph on wove paper by English artist William Roscoe (1753-1831), titled "Ginger Lily", 1824-1828. Issued unsigned. Limited edition: 150. Comes from his famous portfolio "Monandrian Plants of the Order Scitamineae, Chiefly Drawn from Living Specimens in the Botanic Garden at Liverpool", 1824-1828. Printed by George Smith and published by William Roscoe both in Liverpool, UK. Reference: Dunthorne 267; Great Flower Books 133; Johnston 948; Nissen BBI 1677; Stafleu & Cowan 9505. Beautifully framed with moulding from Spain, matting from Holland, and filet from Italy. All archival. Framed size: 32" x 26". Sheet size: approx. 21.5" x 17". Image size: 20.5" x 14.5". In excellent condition. Very rare."Monandrian Plants of the Order Scitamineae, Chiefly Drawn from Living Specimens in the Botanic Garden at Liverpool", 1824-1828: Folio of 112 lithographic plates by Hullmandell, hand-colored by George Graves, after drawings by Thomas Allport, Rebecca Miller, Margaret Roscoe, Mrs. James Dixon, Ellen Yates, Emily Fletcher, Mary Waln and unidentified "native artists", 3 uncolored lithographic illustrations.William Roscoe was born on March 8th, 1753, in LiverpoolÂ’s Mount Pleasant and that is where he was laid to rest when he died in 1831. He was the only son of William and Elizabeth Roscoe. A reformer, poet, educationalist, historian, botanist, doyen of the arts, lawyer and banker. Please check out Lot #’s 0482 & 0483 The Callcott and the Shayer original art, These are important original antique paintings .
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