French Rose
1806
Medium
Hand-colored etching, with engraving, on cream wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 24.5 × 20.7 cm (9 11/16 × 8 3/16 in.); Plate: 28.8 × 23.1 cm (11 3/8 × 9 1/8 in.); Sheet: 29.6 × 23.9 cm (11 11/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
152407
Art Historical Context
**French Rose** by Henry C. Andrews created in 1806, is a exquisite example of early 19th-century botanical art Andrews, a skilled British illustrator known for his meticulous depictions of flora, captures the elegant bloom of this rose variety in a hand-colored etching with engraving on cream wove paper. about 9 11/16 × 8 3/16 inches for the image, the print exemplifies the precision prized in scientific illustration during the Georgian era, when European explorers and horticulturists eagerly documented exotic and cultivated plants. This medium was revolutionary for its time: etching allowed...