" Lychnis Chalcedonica. Scarlet Lychnis "

The Scarlet Lychnis appears to have been a great favourite with Parkinson, he calls it a glorious flower, and in a wooden print of him prefixed to his Paradisus Terrestris, we see him represented with a flower of this sort in his hand of the double kind.

An Oringal print from the PUBLICATION: Curtis Botanical Magazine with the TOPIC: Botanical illustrations from ARTIST: Edwards (Sydenham) & Sansom (Franciscus) is avaiable at DerbyCityPrints.com


• Artist:	Edwards (Sydenham) Sansom (Franciscus) Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819)
• Publication:	Curtis Botanical Magazine Volume : 8 Edition : 1 Plate number : 257 Curtis Botanical Magazine
• Latin Name:	Lychnis Chalcedonica
• Published:	W. Curtis In St. Georges Crescent, London
• Author:	Curtis (William) William Curtis (1746-1799)
• Date Printed:	March 1, 1794
• Condition:	[9] Original Handcoloring. Strong Clean plate marks. Original corresponding letterpress text included. Very light offsetting of text effecting plate. Paper is very very lightly age toned. Unbound along left edge.
• Size:	~ 5.25 x 9 " \| ~ (13 x 23) cm Line Engraving On Antique Laid Paper Paper

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