Elizabeth Blackwell - Anchusa Common Bugloss or Alkanet

Anchusa (Common Bugloss, or, Alkanet)

Elizabeth Blackwell's original engraving depicts the Common Bugloss, a perennial herb with a deep taproot. It grows one to two feet in height. This impression of "Anchusa" ('Common Bugloss, or, Alkanet') is an original engraving created by the 18th century British botanical artist, Elizabeth Blackwell. It was published around 1755 by Jacob Trew for the "Herbarium Blackwellianum Emmendatum et Auctum" a series of original engraving dealing with herbs and other medicinal plants.

Anchusa Common Bugloss Alkane Original Engraving by the British artist Elizabeth Blackwell

# 1.- Anchusa (Common Bugloss, or, Alkane)

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"Herbarium Blackwellianum Emmendatum et Auctum", Jacob Trew, Nuremberg
#	Image	Title & Artist	Date	Medium
01.-		Anchusa (Common Bugloss, or, Alkane) by the British artist, Elizabeth Blackwell	c. 1755	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving
02.-		Bryoniae Albae Baccis Nigris Radix by the British artist, Elizabeth Blackwell	c. 1755	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving
03.-		Cicuta Viennensis, Cicuta Terrestris Major (Hemlock) by the British artist, Elizabeth Blackwell	c. 1755	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving
04.-		Eryngium by the British artist, Elizabeth Blackwell	c. 1755	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	Sold
05.-		Hellaboraster (Hellebore, or, Christmas Rose) by the British artist, Elizabeth Blackwell	c. 1755	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	Sold
06.-		Helleborus Major by the British artist, Elizabeth Blackwell	c. 1755	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving
07.-		Helleborus Minor by the British artist, Elizabeth Blackwell	c. 1755	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving
08.-		Levisticum (Lovage) by the British artist, Elizabeth Blackwell	c. 1755	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving
09.-		Pulmonaria Maculosa (Lungwort) by the British artist, Elizabeth Blackwell	c. 1755	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving
10.-		Sebesten et Myxa by the British artist, Elizabeth Blackwell	c. 1755	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	Sold

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Title:	Anchusa (Common Bugloss, or, Alkanet)
Engraver:	Blackwell, Elizabeth (London, 1700-1759)
Date:	c. 1755
Medium:	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving
Publisher:	Jacob Trew, Nuremberg
Note:	Elizabeth Blackwell: An important eighteenth century botanical artist, Elizabeth Blackwell is reported to have initially taken her profession in order to obtain funds to free her husband (Dr. Alexander Blackwell) from debtors' prison. Learning that a major work upon plants and herbs with medicinal qualities was needed, she made frequent excursions to the nearby Chelsea Physic Garden to examine and draw the specimens. Thus Elizabeth Blackwell compiled 'A Curious Herbal', with the financial support of Sir Hans Sloane and the encouragement of Philip Miller and others. She was also among the first botanical artists to personally etch and engrave her own designs rather than hiring a professional engraver. In total, the enterprise took Blackwell six full years to complete and in the end she was able to release her husband from prison. Unfortunately, he journeyed to Sweden several years later and became involved in a political plot which led to his execution.
	The first edition of Elizabeth Blackwell's art was published in London in 1739 under the above mentioned title of 'A Curious Herbal'. Between 1750 and 1760, however, Jacob Trew in Nuremberg published a much expanded second edition under the title of, 'Herbarium Blackwellianum Emmendatum et Auctum'. "Anchusa" (Common Bugloss, or, Alkanet) hails from this second edition. Each engraving was hand-colored by botanical artists before publication. Besides the obvious artistry of these original engravings, examples from the Herbarium have long been cited as perhaps the most important delineations of herbs and other medicinal plants created during the eighteenth century. This fine example depicts the Common Bugloss, a perennial herb with a deep taproot. It grows one to two feet in height.
	Dr. Christopher Jacob Trew: A wealthy Nuremberg physician, Dr. Christopher Jacob Trew combined his love of botany and books to publish some of the finest botanical sets of the eighteenth century. 'Herbarium Blackwellianum' was published between 1750 and 1760 and dealt with herbs and medicinal plants. This original Blackwell engraving depicting the "Anchusa (Common Bugloss, or, Alkanet)" originates from the 'Herbarium Blackwellianum Emmendatum et Auctum'. Another valuable Jacob Trew undertaking was the 'Plantae Selctae' (1750-1773) which dealt with specimens known mostly for their rarity and novelty. Perhaps his most famous publication, however, was the 'Hortus Nitidissimus' (1750-1786), which portrayed ornamental flowers and is today considered as one of the finest florilegiums of the eighteenth century. Jacob Trew died in 1769. Thus the last two named series were continued by other editors after his demise.
Source:	'Herbarium Blackwellianum Emmendatum et Auctum'
Size:	12 X 7 5/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed upon watermarked, hand-made eighteenth century paper and with full margins as published in Nuremberg around 1755. Slight notations in the lower margin in eighteenth century pen exist, else in fine condition throughout with unfaded, original hand-coloring. "Anchusa" ('Common Bugloss, or, Alkanet') represents a prime, original example of the art of Elizabeth Blackwell, one of England's greatest botanical artists.
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