Botanical, Hill, Sir John, Distaff Thistle, The Vegetable System. London: 1770-1775.

Hill Sir John, Distaff Thistle, from The Vegetable System Date: 1770- 1775 Artist: Hill John Engraver: Paper Size: 280 x 470mm Condition: Margin discoloration outside image area and general age toning. Edges show some chipping and some papers display cockling. Will not be visible once matted and framed Technique: copperplate engraving Price: $350 Description: Hand coloured copperplate engraving Provenance: HILL, Sir John (c. 1714-1775). The Vegetable System Or, The Internal Structure, and the Life of Plants. London: the author, 1770-1775. 26 volumes in 13, 2° (448 x 284mm). 1,544 (of 1,545 or 1,546) engraved plates. Some plate numbers corrected in the manuscript by an early hand -- Sir Edward William Watkin, first Baronet (1819-1901, bookplates and gilt crests) -- Baron Dickinson Webster (1818-1860, bookplates). To read about Sir John Hill, click here