A Collection of Flowers Drawn from Nature: Large Double China Aster
Medium
etching, hand colored
Dimensions
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Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Mrs. William G. Mather
Accession Number
1955.460
Tags
male
About this artwork
Edwards was one of the best botanical draftsmen of the 18th century. Large Double China Aster is from a superb and extremely rare book with 77 plates illustrating a variety of beautiful flowers. The coloring is particularly fine owing to the use of pale printer’s ink that does not interfere with the delicacy of the watercolor.