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Lot 5385:
6 Alpine Plant engravings by AF Lydon & B Fawcett 1872
These beautiful wood engravings are from Alpine Plants: Figures and Descriptions of some of the Most Striking and Beautiful of the Alpine Flowers by David Wooster, F.R.H.S. Published by Bell and Daldy, London 1872.
The 6 prints comprise:Artemisia Alpina & Campanula Hostii;Androsace Villosa & Saxifraga Oppositifolia;Anemone Stellata;Dianthus Gallicus & Cortusa Matthioli;Narcissus Juncifolius & Menziesia Empetriformis;Lychnis Lagascae & Veronica Nummularia.
These exquisitely coloured wood engravings (xylographs) were made from multiple blocks, prepared and printed by Benjamin Fawcett of Driffield, based on the watercolor paintings of Alexander Francis Lydon.
Size: Approx. 6.5 in X 9.5in (16.5cm x 24cm)
Condition: Excellent condition, some with occasional spotting – please review the image carefully
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