Rheum foliis cordatis glabris, marginibus sinuatis, spicis divisis, plate CCXVIII by Richard Lancake
Rheum foliis cordatis glabris, marginibus sinuatis, spicis divisis, plate CCXVIII
Richard Lancake
Title
Rheum foliis cordatis glabris, marginibus sinuatis, spicis divisis, plate CCXVIII
Artist
Year
1758
Technique
hand-colored engraving
Image Size
13 1/4 x 8 3/4" platemark
Signature
incised into plate in lower right: R Lancake delin
Edition Size
Annotations
Reference
Paper
ivory, antique laid
State
as published
Publisher
London, 1760 by John Rivington, A. Millar, H. Woodfall, J. Whiston et al.
Inventory ID
9583
Price
$125.00
Description
Rheum foliis cordatis glabris, marginibus sinuatis, spicis divisis, is plate CCXVIII from Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful, and Uncommon Plants, The Gardener's Dictionary.
Rheum foliis cordatis glabris, marginibus sinuatis, spicis divisis, was engraved by J.S. Miller after a drawing by Richard Lancake and it was published in a folio as a follow-up to Miller’s The Gardener’s Dictionary, which was not fully illustrated. This was a major botanical work by Philip Miller (1691-1771) who was the chief gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden and a member of the Botanic Academy of Florence.
There were 300 engraved plates (mostly hand-colored) after various artists, including Lancake.