Hand Colored Engravings, Robert Furber’s 'February' 1732 Botanical Illustration

FURBER, Robert (c. 1674-1756), After CASTEELS, Pieter (1684-1749).
engravings.
Kensington: Robert Furber, 1730[-1732].
16 1/2" x 12 1/2" visible, 26" x 21 1/2" framed.
The best source of knowledge about 18th Century English Gardening. Furber was a nurseryman with gardens near Hyde Park Gate, in Kensington, and a churchwarden at St. Mary Abbot's, Kensington for many years. The Twelve Months of Flowers were issued as a luxurious catalogue for his stock: hundreds of flowers are illustrated, and each is identified in the key below the picture, so that customers could easily order their requirements.

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19" x 23"

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