{"title":"Natural History","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"madeira-island-deaths-head-hawkmoth-caterpillar-original-1862-watercolour-painting-jx-724","title":"Madeira Island Death's-head Hawkmoth Caterpillar – 1862 watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1862 watercolour painting Madeira Island Death's-head Hawkmoth Caterpillar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful 19th-century natural history watercolour depicting vibrant fauna on the island of Madeira.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52018302255433,"sku":"JX-724","price":31.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/jx-724.jpg?v=1743505064"},{"product_id":"c-f-newall-tormentil-bog-asphodel-original-1912-watercolour-painting-jz-457","title":"C.F. Newall, Tormentil \u0026 Bog Asphodel – Original 1912 watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1912 watercolour painting, C.F. Newall, Tormentil \u0026amp; Bog Asphodel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful botanical painting, meticulously hand-drawn in watercolour, was produced for illustration in the 1912 nature book 'The Circling Year' by popular naturalist William Percival Westell (1874–1943). This illustration appears in volume II, 'Rambles in Summer'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe artist, C.F. Newall, illustrated many nature books of the Edwardian period, such as The Young Botanist, 1908 by Westall, and Plant Life, 1915 by Charles A. Hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one of a small collection of botanical paintings by Newall that we have for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52019756106057,"sku":"JZ-457","price":88.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/jz-457.jpg?v=1743510794"},{"product_id":"louisa-hare-cattleheart-butterfly-hollyhock-flower-c-1832-watercolour-ka-048","title":"Louisa Hare, Cattleheart Butterfly \u0026 Hollyhock Flower – c.1832 watercolour","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1832 watercolour painting, Louisa Hare, Agavus Cattleheart Butterfly \u0026amp; Hollyhock Flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding large botanical painting, dating from around the 1830s. The sheet is in wonderfully clean and bright condition, due to having been well preserved in a Victorian album. The subject appears to combine a British wildflower with a more exotic butterfly species from the Americas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist is believed to be Louisa Hare (1776–1853), who resided at Whittern, a large estate at Lyonshall in Herefordshire. Louisa Hare was sister of Catherine Johnstone née Brome (1775–1833), who commissioned the pictures in our collection \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/themed-collections\/sublime-landscapes-peak-district-north-wales-1832\"\u003eSublime Landscapes: Peak District \u0026amp; North Wales 1832\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterestingly, in 1839, the young naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823–1913) lived for a time at Kington, less than three miles from Lyonshall. It was at Kington, inspired by the natural landscape and flora around him, that Wallace began to develop an interest in natural history subjects—especially geology, astronomy, and botany—and he became associated with the newly formed Kington Mechanics' Institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with gum arabic to intensify the colour. On Turnbull Superfine London Board with blindstamp upper left.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020335771977,"sku":"KA-048","price":368.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/ka-048.jpg?v=1743514024"},{"product_id":"chinese-herbarium-pressed-wildflower-specimen-c-1859-ka-201","title":"Chinese Herbarium Pressed Wildflower Specimen – c.1859","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1859 pressed leaf Chinese Herbarium Pressed Wildflower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unusual plant specimen was collected in China in the mid-19th century and preserved in an album belonging to a Minnie Wright of Newhaven. Little is known about Minnie Wright, but she was evidently English and her address is 'Newhaven' in 1858. Annotations accompanying the collection indicate that her grandson was called Philip Orford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer herbarium specimens date from between 1859 and 1862 and were collected at locations around the 'Great Canal' and Hangzhou, the southern terminus of the Grand Canal. There are also two specimens collected at 'Hogg Farm, England' in 1863.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhilst extant plant samples from China during this period exist as part of collections compiled by travelling botanists, these rare examples were apparently collected by or for a young female, for whom the collecting of dried plants was a pastime and method of learning. She was likely connected to the British community living in China around the main trade ports of the Yangtze Delta after the 1842 Treaty of Nanking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe specimen is affixed onto pale blue paper using cream cotton thread. Please note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020362019145,"sku":"KA-201","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/ka-201.jpg?v=1743514135"},{"product_id":"chinese-herbarium-pressed-cotton-leaf-flower-specimen-1862-ka-202","title":"Chinese Herbarium Pressed Cotton Leaf \u0026 Flower Specimen 1862","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1862 pressed leaf Chinese Herbarium Pressed Cotton Leaf \u0026amp; Flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unusual plant specimen was collected in China in the mid-19th century and preserved in an album belonging to a Minnie Wright of Newhaven. Little is known about Minnie Wright, but she was evidently English and her address is 'Newhaven' in 1858. Annotations accompanying the collection indicate that her grandson was called Philip Orford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer herbarium specimens date from between 1859 and 1862 and were collected at locations around the 'Great Canal' and Hangzhou, the southern terminus of the Grand Canal. There are also two specimens collected at 'Hogg Farm, England' in 1863.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhilst extant plant samples from China during this period exist as part of collections compiled by travelling botanists, these rare examples were apparently collected by or for a young female, for whom the collecting of dried plants was a pastime and method of learning. She was likely connected to the British community living in China around the main trade ports of the Yangtze Delta after the 1842 Treaty of Nanking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe specimen is affixed onto laid paper using cream cotton thread. Please note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020362084681,"sku":"KA-202","price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/ka-202.jpg?v=1743514136"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-scarlet-elf-cup-fungus-original-19th-century-mycology-drawing-ka-512","title":"J.R.C., Scarlet Elf Cup Fungus – Original 19th-century mycology drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting, J.R.C., Scarlet Elf Cup Fungus (Peziza austriaca).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on annotations on the drawing and our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the Latin name as it was at the time of inscription (Peziza austriaca), which has since changed due to reclassification to the genus Sarcoscypha in 1907.\u003c\/p\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card. Please note the small size of this artwork.","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020419264841,"sku":"KA-512","price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/ka-512.jpg?v=1743514322"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-grey-knight-fungus-original-19th-century-mycology-drawing-ka-521","title":"J.R.C., Grey Knight Fungus – Original 19th-century mycology drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting, J.R.C., Grey Knight Fungus (Tricholoma terreum).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the current name, which may not have existed at the time the fungus was drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash. On thin card. Please note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020422443337,"sku":"KA-521","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/ka-521.jpg?v=1743514334"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-common-dung-cup-fungus-original-19th-century-mycology-drawing-ka-522","title":"J.R.C., Common Dung Cup Fungus – Original 19th-century mycology drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting, J.R.C., Common Dung Cup Fungus (Peziza vesiculosa).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on annotations on the drawing and our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card. Please note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020422541641,"sku":"KA-522","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/ka-522.jpg?v=1743514335"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-pestle-puffball-fungus-original-19th-century-mycology-drawing-ka-523","title":"J.R.C., Pestle Puffball Fungus – Original 19th-century mycology drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting, J.R.C., Pestle Puffball Fungus (Lycoperdon excipuliforme).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on annotations on the drawing and our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card. Please note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020422869321,"sku":"KA-523","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/ka-523.jpg?v=1743514336"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-fenugreek-milkcap-fungus-original-19th-century-mycology-drawing-ka-525","title":"J.R.C., Fenugreek Milkcap Fungus – Original 19th-century mycology drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting, J.R.C., Fenugreek Milkcap Fungus (Lactarius helvus).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the current name, which may not have existed at the time the fungus was drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card laid down on backing paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020425163081,"sku":"KA-525","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/ka-525.jpg?v=1743514342"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-the-sickener-fungus-original-19th-century-mycology-drawing-ka-526","title":"J.R.C., The Sickener Fungus – Original 19th-century mycology drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting, J.R.C., The Sickener Fungus (Russula emetica).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the current name, which may not have existed at the time the fungus was drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card laid down on backing paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020425785673,"sku":"KA-526","price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/ka-526.jpg?v=1743514344"},{"product_id":"e-r-p-fungus-variable-oysterling-crepidotus-variabilis-1860-watercolour-kb-427","title":"E.R.P., Fungus Variable Oysterling (Crepidotus variabilis) – 1860 watercolour","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1860 watercolour painting, E.R.P., Fungus Variable Oysterling (Crepidotus variabilis).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century fungus study, drawn from life at Malvern Tunnel in 1860.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe study is annotated: 'growing on timber supports in Malvern Tunnel'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that the left-hand painting and the initials at the lower right are on separate paper that has been pasted onto the main sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of a collection by the same hand that we have for sale, this study dates from a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist is unknown but this is clearly someone with a keen interest in mycology, not just copying illustrations but drawing and identifying specimens in the field. With locations in Malvern and Herefordshire, the artist was quite possibly a female member of what has been described as a 'vibrant sisterhood' of amateur mycologists in the Midlands that included Sarah Price (fl. 1864) and M.F. Lewis (fl.1860–1902).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with pen and ink.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52021430255945,"sku":"KB-427","price":31.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kb-427.jpg?v=1743520681"},{"product_id":"louisa-hare-sheet-of-butterfly-studies-original-c-1832-watercolour-painting-kb-795","title":"Louisa Hare, Sheet of Butterfly Studies – Original c.1832 watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1832 watercolour painting, Louisa Hare, Sheet of Butterfly Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding, large sheet of exquisitely painted butterfly and moth studies, dating from around the 1830s. The sheet is in wonderfully clean and bright condition, due to having been well preserved in a Victorian album. The butterflies and moths depicted are largely foreign species (Lemonias stalachtiodes, White-lined Sphinx moth, Heliconius erato Red Postman, Urania brasiliensis, Dismorphia Spio) with only the Emperor moth being native to the British Isles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe artist is believed to be Louisa Hare (1776–1853), who resided at Whittern, a large estate at Lyonshall in Herefordshire. Louisa Hare was sister of Catherine Johnstone née Brome (1775–1833), who commissioned the pictures in our collection \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/themed-collections\/sublime-landscapes-peak-district-north-wales-1832\"\u003eSublime Landscapes: Peak District \u0026amp; North Wales 1832\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterestingly, in 1839, the young naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823–1913) lived for a time at Kington, less than three miles from Lyonshall. It was at Kington, inspired by the natural landscape and flora around him, that Wallace began to develop an interest in natural history subjects—especially geology, astronomy, and botany—and he became associated with the newly formed Kington Mechanics' Institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with gum arabic to intensify the colour. On Turnbull Superfine London Board with blindstamp lower right.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52021500870985,"sku":"KB-795","price":410.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kb-795.jpg?v=1743521166"},{"product_id":"louisa-hare-cardinal-butterfly-flowers-original-c-1832-watercolour-painting-kb-797","title":"Louisa Hare, Cardinal Butterfly \u0026 Flowers – Original c.1832 watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1832 watercolour painting, Louisa Hare, Cardinal Butterfly \u0026amp; Flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding large botanical painting, dating from around the 1830s, showing a Cardinal butterfly above a small posy of carnation, blue daisy and yellow rose. The sheet is in wonderfully clean and bright condition, due to having been well preserved in a Victorian album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe artist is believed to be Louisa Hare (1776–1853), who resided at Whittern, a large estate at Lyonshall in Herefordshire. Louisa Hare was sister of Catherine Johnstone née Brome (1775–1833), who commissioned the pictures in our collection \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/themed-collections\/sublime-landscapes-peak-district-north-wales-1832\"\u003eSublime Landscapes: Peak District \u0026amp; North Wales 1832\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterestingly, in 1839, the young naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823–1913) lived for a time at Kington, less than three miles from Lyonshall. It was at Kington, inspired by the natural landscape and flora around him, that Wallace began to develop an interest in natural history subjects—especially geology, astronomy, and botany—and he became associated with the newly formed Kington Mechanics' Institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with gum arabic to intensify the colour. On Turnbull Superfine London Board.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52021501002057,"sku":"KB-797","price":368.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kb-797.jpg?v=1743521170"},{"product_id":"louisa-hare-water-lily-at-eardiston-pool-worcestershire-1832-watercolour-kb-800","title":"Louisa Hare, Water Lily at Eardiston Pool, Worcestershire – 1832 watercolour","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1832 watercolour painting, Louisa Hare, Water Lily Flower at Eardiston Pool, Worcestershire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding large botanical painting, dating from around the 1830s. The sheet is in wonderfully clean and bright condition, due to having been well preserved in a Victorian album. The subject is described as being 'Drawn from a plant out of a pool at Eardiston, Worcestershire in the Autumn of the year 1832'. The Eardiston estate was owned by the Smith family, who held the title of Baronet of Eardiston and were one of the largest landowners in Worcestershire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe artist is believed to be Louisa Hare (1776–1853), who resided at Whittern, a large estate at Lyonshall in Herefordshire. Louisa Hare was sister of Catherine Johnstone née Brome (1775–1833), who commissioned the pictures in our collection \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/themed-collections\/sublime-landscapes-peak-district-north-wales-1832\"\u003eSublime Landscapes: Peak District \u0026amp; North Wales 1832\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterestingly, in 1839, the young naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823–1913) lived for a time at Kington, less than three miles from Lyonshall. It was at Kington, inspired by the natural landscape and flora around him, that Wallace began to develop an interest in natural history subjects—especially geology, astronomy, and botany—and he became associated with the newly formed Kington Mechanics' Institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn buff-coloured paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52021501395273,"sku":"KB-800","price":310.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kb-800.jpg?v=1743521172"},{"product_id":"louisa-hare-a-pair-of-english-apples-original-c-1832-watercolour-painting-kb-798","title":"Louisa Hare, A Pair of English Apples – Original c.1832 watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1832 watercolour painting, Louisa Hare, A Pair of English Apples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding large botanical painting, dating from around the 1830s. The sheet is in wonderfully clean and bright condition, due to having been well preserved in a Victorian album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe apples depicted are likely to be an old English variety, possibly at the Eardiston estate in Worcestershire (which is the location on another picture from the same collection). The estate was said to have the greatest breadth of orcharding in the county.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe artist is believed to be Louisa Hare (1776–1853), who resided at Whittern, a large estate at Lyonshall in Herefordshire. Louisa Hare was sister of Catherine Johnstone née Brome (1775–1833), who commissioned the pictures in our collection \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/themed-collections\/sublime-landscapes-peak-district-north-wales-1832\"\u003eSublime Landscapes: Peak District \u0026amp; North Wales 1832\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterestingly, in 1839, the young naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823–1913) lived for a time at Kington, less than three miles from Lyonshall. It was at Kington, inspired by the natural landscape and flora around him, that Wallace began to develop an interest in natural history subjects—especially geology, astronomy, and botany—and he became associated with the newly formed Kington Mechanics' Institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with gum arabic to intensify the colour. On Turnbull Superfine London Board.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52021501428041,"sku":"KB-798","price":348.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kb-798.jpg?v=1743521172"},{"product_id":"william-neave-parker-hornbills-bird-illustration-mid-c20th-gouache-painting-kc-069","title":"William Neave Parker, Hornbills Bird Illustration – mid-C20th gouache painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original mid-20th-century gouache painting – William Neave Parker, Hornbills from 'Wonderful World of Nature: Birds'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding sheet of bird illustrations by the British natural history artist William Neave Parker (1910–1961).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeave Parker used his talent for drawing and love of wildlife to show natural history imagery to a non-specialist audience. He collaborated with London's Natural History Museum in the mid 20th century, and is particularly known for his illustrations of prehistoric flora and fauna and his reconstructions of dinosaurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this illustration Parker characteristically paints with beautiful precision and detail. The colours are exceptionally vibrant and the pencil line is particularly sensitively drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe painting is the original artwork for Dr Maurice Burton's book 'Wonderful World of Nature: Birds'. Dr Burton was a zoologist who had a long career at the Natural History Museum, from 1926 to 1958.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePainted in gouache with graphite on artist board with hinged cover sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist's stamp on the cover sheet and publisher stamp on the verso: The Gawthorn Press Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948280639817,"sku":"KC-069","price":380.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kc-069.jpg?v=1757941293"},{"product_id":"william-neave-parker-parrots-bird-illustration-mid-c20th-gouache-painting-kc-068","title":"William Neave Parker, Parrots Bird Illustration – mid-C20th gouache painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original mid-20th-century gouache painting – William Neave Parker, Parrots from 'Wonderful World of Nature: Birds'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding sheet of bird illustrations by the British natural history artist William Neave Parker (1910–1961).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeave Parker used his talent for drawing and love of wildlife to show natural history imagery to a non-specialist audience. He collaborated with London's Natural History Museum in the mid 20th century, and is particularly known for his illustrations of prehistoric flora and fauna and his reconstructions of dinosaurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this illustration Parker characteristically paints with beautiful precision and detail. The colours are exceptionally vibrant and the pencil line is particularly sensitively drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe painting is the original artwork for Dr Maurice Burton's book 'Wonderful World of Nature: Birds'. Dr Burton was a zoologist who had a long career at the Natural History Museum, from 1926 to 1958.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePainted in gouache with graphite on artist board with hinged cover sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist's stamp on the cover sheet and publisher stamp on the verso: The Gawthorn Press Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948280705353,"sku":"KC-068","price":480.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kc-068.jpg?v=1757941294"},{"product_id":"william-neave-parker-ducks-bird-illustration-mid-c20th-gouache-painting-kc-070","title":"William Neave Parker, Ducks Bird Illustration – mid-C20th gouache painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original mid-20th-century gouache painting – William Neave Parker, Ducks from 'Wonderful World of Nature: Birds'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding sheet of bird illustrations by the British natural history artist William Neave Parker (1910–1961).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeave Parker used his talent for drawing and love of wildlife to show natural history imagery to a non-specialist audience. He collaborated with London's Natural History Museum in the mid 20th century, and is particularly known for his illustrations of prehistoric flora and fauna and his reconstructions of dinosaurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this illustration Parker characteristically paints with beautiful precision and detail. The colours are exceptionally vibrant and the pencil line is particularly sensitively drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe painting is the original artwork for Dr Maurice Burton's book 'Wonderful World of Nature: Birds'. Dr Burton was a zoologist who had a long career at the Natural History Museum, from 1926 to 1958.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePainted in gouache with graphite on artist board with hinged cover sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist's stamp on the cover sheet and publisher stamp on the verso: The Gawthorn Press Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948280738121,"sku":"KC-070","price":280.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kc-070.jpg?v=1757941294"},{"product_id":"william-neave-parker-snowshoe-hare-illustration-mid-c20th-gouache-painting-kc-072","title":"William Neave Parker, Snowshoe Hare Illustration – mid-C20th gouache painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original mid-20th-century gouache painting – William Neave Parker, Snowshoe Hare from 'Wonderful World of Nature'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding animal illustration by the British natural history artist William Neave Parker (1910–1961).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeave Parker used his talent for drawing and love of wildlife to show natural history imagery to a non-specialist audience. He collaborated with London's Natural History Museum in the mid 20th century, and is particularly known for his illustrations of prehistoric flora and fauna and his reconstructions of dinosaurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this illustration Parker characteristically paints with beautiful precision and detail, showing the changing of the coat of the snowshoe or varying hare with the seasons. The colours are exceptionally vibrant and the pencil line is particularly sensitively drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe painting is the original artwork for the book series 'Wonderful World of Nature'. Many titles in the series were authored by Dr Maurice Burton, a zoologist who had a long career at the Natural History Museum, from 1926 to 1958.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePainted in gouache with graphite on artist board with hinged cover sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublisher stamp on the verso: The Gawthorn Press Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe painting is accompanied by an annotated printer's proof.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948280836425,"sku":"KC-072","price":280.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kc-072.jpg?v=1757941297"},{"product_id":"william-neave-parker-corvid-birds-illustration-mid-c20th-gouache-painting-kc-071","title":"William Neave Parker, Corvid Birds Illustration – mid-C20th gouache painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original mid-20th-century gouache painting – William Neave Parker, Corvid Birds from 'Wonderful World of Nature: Birds'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding sheet of bird illustrations by the British natural history artist William Neave Parker (1910–1961).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeave Parker used his talent for drawing and love of wildlife to show natural history imagery to a non-specialist audience. He collaborated with London's Natural History Museum in the mid 20th century, and is particularly known for his illustrations of prehistoric flora and fauna and his reconstructions of dinosaurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this illustration Parker characteristically paints a variety of corvid birds with beautiful precision and detail, including the hooded crow, magpie, jay and black-collared jay. The colours are exceptionally vibrant and the pencil line is particularly sensitively drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe painting is the original artwork for Dr Maurice Burton's book 'Wonderful World of Nature: Birds'. Dr Burton was a zoologist who had a long career at the Natural History Museum, from 1926 to 1958.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePainted in gouache with graphite on artist board with hinged cover sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist's stamp on the cover sheet and publisher stamp on the verso: The Gawthorn Press Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948280967497,"sku":"KC-071","price":268.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kc-071.jpg?v=1757941302"},{"product_id":"william-neave-parker-taxonomic-orders-of-mammals-mid-c20th-gouache-painting-kc-073","title":"William Neave Parker, Taxonomic Orders of Mammals – mid-C20th gouache painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original mid-20th-century gouache painting – William Neave Parker, Taxonomic Orders of Mammals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding large sheet of animal illustrations by the British natural history artist William Neave Parker (1910–1961).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeave Parker used his talent for drawing and love of wildlife to show natural history imagery to a non-specialist audience. He collaborated with London's Natural History Museum in the mid 20th century, and is particularly known for his illustrations of prehistoric flora and fauna and his reconstructions of dinosaurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this illustration Parker characteristically paints with beautiful precision and detail, in an appealing and engaging composition, whilst his presentation is also underpinned by scientific theory and an instructive purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe painting is the original artwork for a publication by The Gawthorn Press. It illustrates examples of the various mammalian orders: Primate (Colobus); Marsupial (Cuscus); Carnivore (Leopard); Monotreme (Echidna); Edentiate (Armadillo); Lagomorph (Hare); Rodent (Crested porcupine); Ungulate (Gazelle); Chiroptera (Long-eared bat).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePainted in gouache with graphite on artist board with hinged cover sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist's stamp on the cover sheet and verso.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948281065801,"sku":"KC-073","price":310.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kc-073.jpg?v=1757941302"},{"product_id":"j-mca-puss-moth-life-cycle-study-original-c-1810s-watercolour-painting-kc-177","title":"J. McA, Puss Moth Life Cycle Study – c.1810s watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1810s watercolour painting – J. McA, Puss Moth Life Cycle Study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful entomological study painted around the 1810s. This study is not a print but a very fine painting in watercolour. In a charming addition, the artist has handwritten the identification of the species, in brown ink on laid paper, which is affixed on the back of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with pen and ink. On watermarked J Whatman 1811 cream wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948420362569,"sku":"KC-177","price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KC-177_417088ac-2c21-4137-8649-ee9bbf5ed3ea.jpg?v=1769080660"},{"product_id":"j-mca-elephant-hawk-moth-cocoon-study-original-c-1810s-watercolour-painting-kc-178","title":"J. McA, Elephant Hawk Moth \u0026 Cocoon Study – c.1810s watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1810s watercolour painting – J. McA, Elephant Hawk Moth \u0026amp; Cocoon Study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful entomological study painted around the 1810s. This study is not a print but a very fine painting in watercolour. In a charming addition, the artist has handwritten the identification of the species, in brown ink on laid paper, which is affixed on the back of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with pen and ink and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948470432073,"sku":"KC-178","price":68.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KC-178_c35fd3f8-d0d2-4e97-bbdb-5d8a5bb27cf9.jpg?v=1769081455"},{"product_id":"j-mca-pebble-prominent-moth-life-cycle-original-c-1810s-watercolour-painting-kc-183","title":"J. McA, Pebble Prominent Moth Life Cycle – c.1810s watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1810s watercolour painting – J. McA, Pebble Prominent Moth Life Cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful entomological study painted around the 1810s. This study is not a print but a very fine painting in watercolour. In a charming addition, the artist has handwritten the identification of the species, in brown ink on laid paper, which is affixed on the back of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with pen and ink and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948492321097,"sku":"KC-183","price":68.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KC-183_da2f4ce6-4342-4e54-bf0b-10c84c399fcb.jpg?v=1769081227"},{"product_id":"j-mca-ladycow-or-ladybird-insect-study-original-c-1810s-watercolour-painting-kc-189","title":"J. McA, Ladycow or Ladybird Insect Study – c.1810s watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1810s watercolour painting – J. McA, Ladycow or Ladybird Insect Study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful entomological study painted around the 1810s. This study is not a print but a very fine painting in watercolour. In a charming addition, the artist has handwritten the identification of the species, in brown ink on laid paper, which is affixed on the back of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with pen and ink and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948538458441,"sku":"KC-189","price":88.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KC-189_410fbbd2-e1dd-4b5d-af8f-7fa26dfd255e.jpg?v=1769081090"},{"product_id":"j-mca-white-satin-moth-caterpillar-study-original-c-1810s-watercolour-painting-kc-180","title":"J. McA, White Satin Moth \u0026 Caterpillar Study – c.1810s watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1810s watercolour painting – J. McA, White Satin Moth \u0026amp; Caterpillar Study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful entomological study painted around the 1810s. This study is not a print but a very fine painting in watercolour. In a charming addition, the artist has handwritten the identification of the species, in brown ink on laid paper, which is affixed on the back of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with pen and ink. On wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948538589513,"sku":"KC-180","price":128.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KC-180_ac5fb38e-ea13-48e7-ab1d-817c31cc73c3.jpg?v=1769080870"},{"product_id":"j-mca-water-scorpion-insect-study-original-c-1810s-watercolour-painting-kc-188","title":"J. McA, Water Scorpion Insect Study – c.1810s watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1810s watercolour painting – J. McA, Water Scorpion Insect Study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful entomological study painted around the 1810s. This study is not a print but a very fine painting in watercolour. In a charming addition, the artist has handwritten the identification of the species, in brown ink on laid paper, which is affixed on the back of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with pen and ink and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948538786121,"sku":"KC-188","price":88.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KC-188_f6d9d08c-f355-4dd7-98cc-288e8a01303d.jpg?v=1769081046"},{"product_id":"j-mca-saffron-butterfly-clouded-yellow-study-original-c-1810s-watercolour-painting-kc-190","title":"J. McA, Saffron Butterfly (Clouded Yellow) Study – c.1810s watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1810s watercolour painting – J. McA, Saffron Butterfly (Clouded Yellow) Study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful entomological study painted around the 1810s. This study is not a print but a very fine painting in watercolour. In a charming addition, the artist has handwritten the identification of the species, in brown ink on laid paper, which is affixed on the back of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with pen and ink. On wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948539670857,"sku":"KC-190","price":88.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KC-190_19267281-ef24-46e1-80a9-cc8bc81ac725.jpg?v=1769080993"},{"product_id":"j-mca-white-plume-moth-pterophorus-pentadactyla-study-original-c-1810s-watercolour-painting-kd-030","title":"J. McA, White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla) Study – c.1810s watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1810s watercolour painting – J. McA, White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla) Study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful entomological study painted around the 1810s. This study is not a print but a very fine painting in watercolour. In a charming addition, the artist has handwritten the identification of the species, in brown ink on laid paper, which is affixed on the back of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with pen and ink. On wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53690767278409,"sku":"KD-030","price":48.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KD-030.jpg?v=1769016337"},{"product_id":"j-mca-small-ermine-moth-life-cycle-study-original-c-1810s-watercolour-painting-kd-023","title":"J. McA, Small Ermine Moth Life Cycle Study – c.1810s watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1810s watercolour painting – J. McA, Small Ermine Moth Life Cycle Study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful entomological study painted around the 1810s. This study is not a print but a very fine painting in watercolour. In a charming addition, the artist has handwritten the identification of the species, in brown ink on laid paper, which is affixed on the back of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with pen and ink and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53690770129225,"sku":"KD-023","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KD-023.jpg?v=1769016386"},{"product_id":"j-mca-tick-mites-life-cycle-study-original-c-1810s-watercolour-painting-kd-028","title":"J. McA, Tick Mites Life Cycle Study – c.1810s watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1810s watercolour painting – J. McA, Tick Mites Life Cycle Study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful entomological study painted around the 1810s. This study is not a print but a very fine painting in watercolour. In a charming addition, the artist has handwritten the identification of the species, in brown ink on laid paper, which is affixed on the back of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with pen and ink. On wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53690774552905,"sku":"KD-028","price":68.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KD-028.jpg?v=1769016437"},{"product_id":"j-mca-weevil-beetle-insect-study-curculio-bacchus-original-c-1810s-watercolour-painting-kc-184","title":"J. McA, Weevil Beetle Insect Study, Curculio bacchus – c.1810s watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1810s watercolour painting – J. McA, Weevil Beetle Insect Study, Curculio bacchus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful entomological study painted around the 1810s. This study is not a print but a very fine painting in watercolour. In a charming addition, the artist has handwritten the identification of the species, in brown ink on laid paper, which is affixed on the back of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with pen and ink and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53690778124617,"sku":"KC-184","price":88.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KC-184.jpg?v=1769016512"},{"product_id":"j-mca-gold-spot-moth-plusia-festucae-study-original-c-1810s-watercolour-painting-kd-021","title":"J. McA, Gold Spot Moth (Plusia festucae) Study – c.1810s watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1810s watercolour painting – J. McA, Gold Spot Moth (Plusia festucae) Study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful entomological study painted around the 1810s. This study is not a print but a very fine painting in watercolour, with touches of gold leaf. In a charming addition, the artist has handwritten the identification of the species, in brown ink on laid paper, which is affixed on the back of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with pen and ink and gold leaf. On wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53690781139273,"sku":"KD-021","price":88.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KD-021.jpg?v=1769016584"},{"product_id":"j-mca-elephant-hawk-moth-caterpillar-study-original-c-1810s-watercolour-painting-kd-025","title":"J. McA, Elephant Hawk Moth \u0026 Caterpillar Study – c.1810s watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1810s watercolour painting – J. McA, Elephant Hawk Moth \u0026amp; Caterpillar Study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful entomological study painted around the 1810s. This study is not a print but a very fine painting in watercolour. In a charming addition, the artist has handwritten the identification of the species, in brown ink on laid paper, which is affixed on the back of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with pen and ink and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53690781991241,"sku":"KD-025","price":88.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KD-025.jpg?v=1769016608"},{"product_id":"j-mca-purple-emperor-moth-caterpillar-study-original-c-1810s-watercolour-painting-kd-026","title":"J. McA, Purple Emperor Moth \u0026 Caterpillar Study – c.1810s watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1810s watercolour painting – J. McA, Purple Emperor Moth \u0026amp; Caterpillar Study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful entomological study painted around the 1810s. This study is not a print but a very fine painting in watercolour. In a charming addition, the artist has handwritten the identification of the species, in brown ink on laid paper, which is affixed on the back of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with pen and ink. On wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53690793263433,"sku":"KD-026","price":128.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KD-026.jpg?v=1769016753"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-fairy-fan-fungus-spathularia-rufa-original-19th-century-watercolour-painting-ka-529","title":"J.R.C., Fairy Fan Fungus (Spathularia rufa) – 19th-century watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting – J.R.C., Fairy Fan Fungus (Spathularia rufa).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the current name, which may not have existed at the time the fungus was drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card. Please note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53972842611017,"sku":"KA-529","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KA-529.jpg?v=1772627633"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-stump-puffball-fungus-lycoperdon-ovoideum-original-19th-century-watercolour-painting-ka-532","title":"J.R.C., Stump Puffball Fungus (Lycoperdon ovoideum) – 19th-century watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting – J.R.C., Stump Puffball Fungus (Lycoperdon ovoideum).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on annotations on the drawing and our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the Latin name in the inscription (Lycoperdon ovoideum), which in 1790 was a synonym for the currently used name Lycoperdon pyriforme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. The lower drawings have been cut out and laid down. On thin card further laid down on backing paper. Please note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53972844183881,"sku":"KA-532","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KA-532.jpg?v=1772627661"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-clustered-bonnet-fungus-mycena-inclinata-original-19th-century-watercolour-painting-ka-533","title":"J.R.C., Clustered Bonnet Fungus (Mycena inclinata) – 19th-century watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting – J.R.C., Clustered Bonnet Fungus (Mycena inclinata).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the current name, which may not have existed at the time the fungus was drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card laid down on backing paper. Please note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53972844216649,"sku":"KA-533","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KA-533.jpg?v=1772627661"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-elfin-saddle-fungus-helvella-mitra-original-19th-century-watercolour-painting-ka-535","title":"J.R.C., Elfin Saddle Fungus (Helvella mitra) – 19th-century watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting – J.R.C., Elfin Saddle Fungus (Helvella mitra).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on annotations on the drawing and our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the Latin name in the inscription (Helvella mitra), which was a synonym so-named by Carl Linnaeus for the currently used name Helvella lacunosa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card. Please note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53972844413257,"sku":"KA-535","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KA-535.jpg?v=1772627666"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-grey-knight-fungi-tricholoma-terreum-original-19th-century-watercolour-painting-ka-536","title":"J.R.C., Grey Knight Fungi (Tricholoma terreum) – 19th-century watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting – J.R.C., Grey Knight Fungi (Tricholoma terreum).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the current name, which may not have existed at the time the fungus was drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. The central and left-hand drawings have been precisely cut out and laid down. On thin card. Please note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53972844478793,"sku":"KA-536","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KA-536.jpg?v=1772627670"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-common-inkcap-fungus-coprinopsis-atramentaria-original-19th-century-watercolour-painting-ka-531","title":"J.R.C., Common Inkcap Fungus (Coprinopsis atramentaria) – 19th-century watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting – J.R.C., Common Inkcap Fungus (Coprinopsis atramentaria).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the current name, which may not have existed at the time the fungus was drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card. Please note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53972845789513,"sku":"KA-531","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KA-531.jpg?v=1772627687"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-spindleshank-fungus-collybia-fusipes-original-19th-century-watercolour-painting-ka-538","title":"J.R.C., Spindleshank Fungus (Collybia fusipes) – 19th-century watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting – J.R.C., Spindleshank Fungus (Collybia fusipes).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the current name, which may not have existed at the time the fungus was drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card. Please note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53972845887817,"sku":"KA-538","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KA-538.jpg?v=1772627690"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-strict-branch-coral-fungus-clavaria-condensata-original-19th-century-watercolour-painting-ka-539","title":"J.R.C., Strict-branch Coral Fungus (Clavaria condensata) – 19th-century watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting – J.R.C., Strict-branch Coral Fungus (Clavaria condensata).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on annotations on the drawing and our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the Latin name as it was at the time of inscription (Clavaria condensata), which in 1888 was changed to Ramaria stricta.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card. Please note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53972845920585,"sku":"KA-539","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KA-539.jpg?v=1772627691"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-bog-beacon-fungus-clavaria-phalloides-original-19th-century-watercolour-painting-ka-537","title":"J.R.C., Bog Beacon Fungus (Clavaria phalloides) – 19th-century watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting – J.R.C., Bog Beacon Fungus (Clavaria phalloides).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on annotations on the drawing and our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the Latin name in the inscription (Clavaria phalloides), which in the 19th century was a synonym for the currently used name Mitrula paludosa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card. Please note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53972853719369,"sku":"KA-537","price":31.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KA-537.jpg?v=1772627721"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-birch-milkcap-fungus-lactarius-tabidus-original-19th-century-watercolour-painting-ka-541","title":"J.R.C., Birch Milkcap Fungus (Lactarius tabidus) – 19th-century watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting – J.R.C., Birch Milkcap Fungus (Lactarius tabidus).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the current name, which may not have existed at the time the fungus was drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53972861092169,"sku":"KA-541","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KA-541.jpg?v=1772627776"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-orange-peel-fungus-peziza-aurantia-original-19th-century-watercolour-painting-ka-543","title":"J.R.C., Orange-peel Fungus (Peziza aurantia) – 19th-century watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting – J.R.C., Orange-peel Fungus (Peziza aurantia).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on annotations on the drawing and our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the Latin name in the inscription (Peziza aurantia), which at the time was a synonym for the currently used name Aleuria aurantia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. The paper has been historically cut to shape as shown. On thin card laid down on backing paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53972861452617,"sku":"KA-543","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KA-543.jpg?v=1772627783"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-southern-bracket-fungus-ganoderma-australe-original-19th-century-watercolour-painting-ka-542","title":"J.R.C., Southern Bracket Fungus (Ganoderma australe) – 19th-century watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting – J.R.C., Southern Bracket Fungus (Ganoderma australe).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53972862009673,"sku":"KA-542","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KA-542.jpg?v=1772627809"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-death-cap-fungus-amanita-phalloides-original-19th-century-watercolour-painting-ka-544","title":"J.R.C., Death Cap Fungus (Amanita phalloides) – 19th-century watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting – J.R.C., Death Cap Fungus (Amanita phalloides).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. We have used the current name, which may not have existed at the time the fungus was drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53972862042441,"sku":"KA-544","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KA-544.jpg?v=1772627812"},{"product_id":"j-r-c-gilled-bolete-fungus-original-19th-century-watercolour-painting-ka-545","title":"J.R.C., Gilled Bolete Fungus – 19th-century watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 19th-century watercolour painting – J.R.C., Gilled Bolete Fungus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful 19th-century sketch of a British fungus, possibly dating from the early to mid-19th century, a time when the science of mycology was very much in its infancy. It was only in the second half of the century that mycology began to organise itself as a distinct discipline in Britain, and even then it was a science on the margins, with a strong amateur tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a collection that we have for sale. It was almost certainly sketched in the field, evidenced by annotations on some of the drawings in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we have ascribed a species to the fungus based on annotations on the drawing and our assessment of visual characteristics, but this may be deemed erroneous by an expert in mycology. Boletus fungi, as indicated in the inscription, usually have pores, but the drawing describes 'gills'. Curiously, the 'gilled bolete' was in the 19th century considered an agaricus fungi, and only in 1900 was it transferred it to the boletus genus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash and gum arabic to intensify the colour. On thin card.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53972862468425,"sku":"KA-545","price":72.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KA-545.jpg?v=1772627819"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/collections\/SC68-JK-760.jpg?v=1755871534","url":"https:\/\/somersetandwood.com\/collections\/natural-history.oembed?page=2","provider":"Somerset \u0026 Wood Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}