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Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825, Swiss, active in Britain (1766–70; 1779 on), Drawing for the Frontispiece of Erasmus Darwin's "The Botanic Garden", 1791
- Title:
Drawing for the Frontispiece of Erasmus Darwin's "The Botanic Garden"
- Additional Title(s):
Flora Attired by the Elements
- Date:
- 1791
- Medium:
- Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 3/4 x 6 3/8 inches (22.2 x 16.2 cm), Frame: 18 × 15 1/8 × 1 3/4 inches (45.7 × 38.4 × 4.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite: "Fuseli evidently drew this and A. Smith engraved it | The engraving being published June 1st 1791 by J. Johnson. | St. Pauls Churchyard."
Watermark: Britannia
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Lowell Libson
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2007.2
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- basket | butterfly | earth | fire | flowers (plants) | garden | mirror | oval | portrait | religious and mythological subject | rings | urn | water | wind | women
- Associated People:
- Flora
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:57087
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