Botanical Etching from "Herbarium Blackwellianum," 1750 - 1773

Item Details

Nikolaus Friedrich Eisenberger (German, 1707 – 1773) after Elizabeth Blackwell (Scottish, 1707 –1758)
Calamentha Montana, 1750 – 1773
Hand-colored etching on laid paper
Unsigned
Pulled from Herbarium Blackwellianum emendatum et auctum id est Elisabethae Blackwell Collectio Stirpium quae in Pharmocopoliis ad Medicum usum asservantur.

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- slight toning to the paper; minor chips and abrasions to the finish of the frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; plate mark measures 8.0" W x 12.0" H.

Item #

ITMG885226