Blackwell; Elizabeth (c.1700-1758); engraver; artist
Date
1737-1739
Scope & content
Coloured engraved plate depicting hyacinth or harebell [Hyacinthus orientalis], [common hyacinth] or [Campanula rotundifolia], [common harebell], also including three coloured botanical details. The book plate bears the imprints 'Eliz. Blackwell delin. sculp. et Pinx.' and '1. Flower, 2. Seed Vessell, 3. Seed Vessell open, 4. Seed'. From the book 'A curious herbal, Vol I' by Elizabeth Blackwell