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Esta ilustración aparece en el volumen II, «Rambles in Summer».\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e El artista CF Newall ilustró muchos libros de naturaleza del período eduardiano, como The Young Botanist, 1908 de Westall, y Plant Life, 1915 de Charles A. Hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Esta es una de una pequeña colección de pinturas botánicas de Newall que tenemos a la venta.\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, Mariposa Corazón de Ganado y Flor de Malva Real – acuarela c.1832","description":"\u003cp\u003e Una pintura de acuarela original de c.1832, Louisa Hare, mariposa Agavus Cattleheart y flor de malvarrosa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUna excepcional pintura botánica de gran tamaño, que data de alrededor de la década de 1830. La lámina se encuentra en un estado impecablemente limpio y brillante, gracias a su excelente conservación en un álbum victoriano. El tema parece combinar una flor silvestre británica con una especie de mariposa más exótica de América.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Se cree que la artista fue Louisa Hare (1776-1853), quien residió en Whittern, una gran finca en Lyonshall, Herefordshire. Louisa Hare era hermana de Catherine Johnstone, de soltera Brome (1775-1833), quien encargó las pinturas de nuestra colección \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/themed-collections\/sublime-landscapes-peak-district-north-wales-1832\"\u003ePaisajes Sublimes: Peak District y Norte de Gales, 1832\u003c\/a\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCuriosamente, en 1839, el joven naturalista Alfred Russel Wallace, miembro de la Orden de la Victoria (1823-1913), residió durante un tiempo en Kington, a menos de cinco kilómetros de Lyonshall. Fue en Kington, inspirado por el paisaje natural y la flora que lo rodeaban, donde Wallace comenzó a interesarse por la historia natural, especialmente la geología, la astronomía y la botánica, y se asoció con la recién fundada Institución de Mecánica de Kington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e En acuarela con goma arábiga para intensificar el color. Sobre cartón Turnbull Superfine London con sello ciego en la esquina superior izquierda.\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":"Ejemplar de flor silvestre prensada de herbario chino – c.1859","description":"\u003cp\u003e Una hoja prensada original de flores silvestres prensadas de herbario chino, de c.1859.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Este inusual ejemplar de planta fue recolectado en China a mediados del siglo XIX y conservado en un álbum perteneciente a Minnie Wight, de Newhaven. Se sabe poco sobre Minnie Wright, pero evidentemente era inglesa y su dirección era «Newhaven» en 1858. Las anotaciones que acompañan a la colección indican que su nieto se llamaba Philip Orford.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLos especímenes de su herbario datan de entre 1859 y 1862 y fueron recolectados en lugares cercanos al Gran Canal y Hangzhou, su extremo sur. También hay dos especímenes recolectados en la Granja Hogg, Inglaterra, en 1863.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Si bien existen muestras de plantas de China de este período como parte de colecciones compiladas por botánicos itinerantes, estos raros ejemplares fueron aparentemente recolectados por o para una joven, para quien la recolección de plantas secas era un pasatiempo y un método de aprendizaje. Probablemente estaba vinculada a la comunidad británica que residía en China en torno a los principales puertos comerciales del delta del Yangtsé tras el Tratado de Nankín de 1842.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e La pieza está fijada sobre papel azul pálido con hilo de algodón color crema. 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Las anotaciones que acompañan a la colección indican que su nieto se llamaba Philip Orford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Los especímenes de su herbario datan de entre 1859 y 1862 y fueron recolectados en lugares cercanos al Gran Canal y Hangzhou, su extremo sur. También hay dos especímenes recolectados en la Granja Hogg, Inglaterra, en 1863.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Si bien existen muestras de plantas de China de este período como parte de colecciones compiladas por botánicos itinerantes, estos raros ejemplares fueron aparentemente recolectados por o para una joven, para quien la recolección de plantas secas era un pasatiempo y un método de aprendizaje. Probablemente estaba vinculada a la comunidad británica que residía en China en torno a los principales puertos comerciales del delta del Yangtsé tras el Tratado de Nankín de 1842.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLa pieza está fijada sobre papel verjurado con hilo de algodón color crema. 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Fue solo en la segunda mitad del siglo que la micología comenzó a consolidarse como disciplina independiente en Gran Bretaña, e incluso entonces era una ciencia marginal, con una sólida tradición amateur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Este dibujo forma parte de una colección que tenemos a la venta. Es casi seguro que fue dibujado en el campo, como lo demuestran las anotaciones en algunos de los dibujos de la colección.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTenga en cuenta que hemos asignado una especie al hongo basándonos en las anotaciones del dibujo y en nuestra evaluación de las características visuales, pero esto podría ser considerado erróneo por un experto en micología. Hemos utilizado el nombre en latín tal como estaba en el momento de la inscripción (Peziza austriaca), que ha cambiado desde entonces debido a la reclasificación al género Sarcoscypha en 1907.\u003c\/p\u003e A pluma y tinta con aguada de acuarela y goma arábiga para intensificar el color. Sobre cartulina fina. 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Fue solo en la segunda mitad del siglo que la micología comenzó a consolidarse como disciplina independiente en Gran Bretaña, e incluso entonces era una ciencia marginal, con una sólida tradición amateur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Este dibujo forma parte de una colección que tenemos a la venta. Es casi seguro que fue dibujado en el campo, como lo demuestran las anotaciones en algunos de los dibujos de la colección.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Tenga en cuenta que hemos asignado una especie al hongo basándonos en nuestra evaluación de las características visuales, pero esto podría ser considerado erróneo por un experto en micología. Hemos utilizado el nombre actual, que podría no existir en el momento en que se dibujó el hongo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e A pluma y tinta con aguada de acuarela. Sobre cartulina fina. 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Fue solo en la segunda mitad del siglo que la micología comenzó a consolidarse como disciplina independiente en Gran Bretaña, e incluso entonces era una ciencia marginal, con una sólida tradición amateur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Este dibujo forma parte de una colección que tenemos a la venta. Es casi seguro que fue dibujado en el campo, como lo demuestran las anotaciones en algunos de los dibujos de la colección.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Tenga en cuenta que hemos atribuido una especie al hongo en función de las anotaciones en el dibujo y nuestra evaluación de las características visuales, pero un experto en micología puede considerar esto erróneo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e A pluma y tinta con aguada de acuarela y goma arábiga para intensificar el color. Sobre cartulina fina. Tenga en cuenta el pequeño tamaño de esta obra.\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":"JRC, Hongo de seta de mortero: dibujo micológico original del siglo XIX","description":"\u003cp\u003e Una pintura de acuarela original del siglo XIX, JRC, Hongo de pedernal (Lycoperdon excipuliforme).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Un encantador boceto del siglo XIX de un hongo británico, posiblemente de principios o mediados del siglo XIX, época en la que la micología se encontraba en sus inicios. Fue solo en la segunda mitad del siglo que la micología comenzó a consolidarse como disciplina independiente en Gran Bretaña, e incluso entonces era una ciencia marginal, con una sólida tradición amateur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Este dibujo forma parte de una colección que tenemos a la venta. Es casi seguro que fue dibujado en el campo, como lo demuestran las anotaciones en algunos de los dibujos de la colección.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Tenga en cuenta que hemos atribuido una especie al hongo en función de las anotaciones en el dibujo y nuestra evaluación de las características visuales, pero un experto en micología puede considerar esto erróneo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA pluma y tinta con aguada de acuarela y goma arábiga para intensificar el color. Sobre cartulina fina. Tenga en cuenta el pequeño tamaño de esta obra.\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":"JRC, Hongo de fenogreco: dibujo micológico original del siglo XIX","description":"\u003cp\u003e Una pintura de acuarela original del siglo XIX, JRC, Hongo de leche de fenogreco (Lactarius helvus).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Un encantador boceto del siglo XIX de un hongo británico, posiblemente de principios o mediados del siglo XIX, época en la que la micología se encontraba en sus inicios. Fue solo en la segunda mitad del siglo que la micología comenzó a consolidarse como disciplina independiente en Gran Bretaña, e incluso entonces era una ciencia marginal, con una sólida tradición amateur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Este dibujo forma parte de una colección que tenemos a la venta. Es casi seguro que fue dibujado en el campo, como lo demuestran las anotaciones en algunos de los dibujos de la colección.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Tenga en cuenta que hemos asignado una especie al hongo basándonos en nuestra evaluación de las características visuales, pero esto podría ser considerado erróneo por un experto en micología. Hemos utilizado el nombre actual, que podría no existir en el momento en que se dibujó el hongo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA pluma y tinta, con aguada de acuarela y goma arábiga para intensificar el color. Sobre cartulina fina colocada sobre papel soporte.\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":"JRC, El hongo Sickener – Dibujo micológico original del siglo XIX","description":"\u003cp\u003e Una pintura de acuarela original del siglo XIX, JRC, El hongo Sickener (Russula emetica).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Un encantador boceto del siglo XIX de un hongo británico, posiblemente de principios o mediados del siglo XIX, época en la que la micología se encontraba en sus inicios. Fue solo en la segunda mitad del siglo que la micología comenzó a consolidarse como disciplina independiente en Gran Bretaña, e incluso entonces era una ciencia marginal, con una sólida tradición amateur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Este dibujo forma parte de una colección que tenemos a la venta. Es casi seguro que fue dibujado en el campo, como lo demuestran las anotaciones en algunos de los dibujos de la colección.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTenga en cuenta que hemos asignado una especie al hongo basándonos en nuestra evaluación de las características visuales, pero esto podría ser considerado erróneo por un experto en micología. Hemos utilizado el nombre actual, que podría no existir en el momento en que se dibujó el hongo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e A pluma y tinta, con aguada de acuarela y goma arábiga para intensificar el color. Sobre cartulina fina colocada sobre papel soporte.\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":"ERP, Hongo Variable Ostra (Crepidotus variabilis) – acuarela 1860","description":"\u003cp\u003e Una pintura de acuarela original de 1860, ERP, Hongo ostra variable (Crepidotus variabilis).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Un encantador estudio de hongos del siglo XIX, extraído de la vida en el túnel de Malvern en 1860.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e El estudio está anotado: 'creciendo sobre soportes de madera en el túnel de Malvern'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Tenga en cuenta que la pintura de la izquierda y las iniciales de la parte inferior derecha están en papel separado que se ha pegado en la hoja principal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEste estudio, perteneciente a una colección del mismo autor que tenemos a la venta, data de una época en la que la micología se encontraba en sus inicios. Fue solo en la segunda mitad del siglo XX que la micología comenzó a consolidarse como disciplina independiente en Gran Bretaña, e incluso entonces era una ciencia marginal, con una sólida tradición amateur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Se desconoce el nombre del artista, pero claramente se trata de alguien con un gran interés por la micología, no solo por copiar ilustraciones, sino también por dibujar e identificar especímenes en el campo. Con sedes en Malvern y Herefordshire, es muy posible que la artista perteneciera a lo que se ha descrito como una vibrante hermandad de micólogos aficionados en las Midlands, que incluía a Sarah Price (fl. 1864) y MF Lewis (fl. 1860-1902).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e En acuarela con pluma y tinta.\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, Hoja de estudios de mariposas – Pintura original en acuarela de c.1832","description":"\u003cp\u003e Una pintura de acuarela original de c.1832, Louisa Hare, Hoja de estudios de mariposas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Una lámina excepcional y de gran tamaño con estudios de mariposas y polillas, exquisitamente pintados, que data de alrededor de la década de 1830. 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