F.W. Burbridge and Other Botanical Lithographs, 19th Century

Item Details

Frederick William Burbridge (British, 1847 – 1905)
Narcissus Odorus, Narcissus Intermedius, circa 1875
Hand-colored lithographs on paper
Artist’s name noted to the lower left
Pulled from The Narcissus: its History and Culture

After James Sowerby (English, 1757 – 1822)
Tulipa sylvestris, Wild Tulip, Iris Pseud-acorus, Yellow Water Iris, late 19th century
Color lithograph on paper
Unsigned
Pulled from later edition of English Botany

After Alexander Francis Lydon (British, 1836 – 1917)
Aspidium Dilatatum, late 19th century
Color lithograph on paper
Unsigned
Pulled from Edward Lowe’s Ferns British and Exotic
Published by Groombridge and Sons, London

After William Dickes (British, 1815 – 1892)
Alpine Polypody, Polypodium alpestre
Color lithograph on paper
Unsigned
Pulled from Anne Pratt’s The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges, and Ferns of Great Britain, and Their Allies, the Club Mosses, Pepperworts and Horsetails

Condition

- varied toning to the sheets with mat burn to the edges of fern prints; slight spots of the foxing to Yellow Water Iris and Intermedius.

Dimensions

- measures largest mat.

Item #

ITMGA16637