The Flower-Garden Display'd, In Above Four Hundred Curious Representations Of the Most Beautiful Flowers; Regularly Dispos'd in the Respective Months of Their Bloom

Multiple artists/makers

1734

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Title: The Flower-Garden Display'd, In Above Four Hundred Curious Representations Of the Most Beautiful Flowers; Regularly Dispos'd in the Respective Months of Their Bloom
Author: Richard Bradley (British, 1688–1732)
Artist: James Smith (British, active London mid-18th century)
Artist: After Robert Furber (British, ca. 1674–1756)
Artist: After Peter Casteels (Dutch, Antwerp 1684–1749 Richmond, Surrey)
Publisher: Printed for R. Montagu (London)
Publisher: Printed for J. Brindley (London)
Publisher: Printed for C. Corbett (London)
Published in: London
Date: 1734
Medium: Illustrations: hand-colored etching and engraving
Dimensions: Book: 9 7/8 x 7 13/16 x 7/8 in. (25.1 x 19.8 x 2.3 cm)
sheet: 9 1/2 x 6 15/16 in. (24.2 x 17.7 cm)
plate: 8 7/8 x 5 13/16 in. (22.5 x 14.7 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
Object Number: 35.10.11
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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