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Il soggetto sembra combinare un fiore selvatico britannico con una specie di farfalla più esotica proveniente dalle Americhe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Si ritiene che l'artista sia Louisa Hare (1776–1853), che risiedeva a Whittern, una grande tenuta a Lyonshall nell'Herefordshire. Louisa Hare era sorella di Catherine Johnstone nata Brome (1775–1833), che commissionò i dipinti della nostra collezione \" \u003ca href=\"\/it\/collections\/themed-collections\/sublime-landscapes-peak-district-north-wales-1832\"\u003ePaesaggi Sublimi: Peak District e Galles del Nord\" del 1832\u003c\/a\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eÈ interessante notare che, nel 1839, il giovane naturalista Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823-1913) visse per un periodo a Kington, a meno di tre miglia da Lyonshall. 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Solo nella seconda metà del secolo la micologia iniziò a organizzarsi come disciplina distinta in Gran Bretagna, e anche allora si trattava di una scienza marginale, con una forte tradizione amatoriale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Questo disegno fa parte di una collezione che abbiamo in vendita. È stato quasi certamente realizzato sul campo, come testimoniano le annotazioni presenti su alcuni dei disegni della collezione.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSi prega di notare che abbiamo attribuito una specie al fungo in base alle annotazioni sul disegno e alla nostra valutazione delle caratteristiche visive, ma questo potrebbe essere ritenuto errato da un esperto di micologia. Abbiamo utilizzato il nome latino in vigore al momento dell'iscrizione (Peziza austriaca), che è stato successivamente modificato a causa della riclassificazione al genere Sarcoscypha nel 1907.\u003c\/p\u003e A penna e inchiostro, con acquerello e gomma arabica per intensificare il colore. Su cartoncino sottile. 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Si prega di notare le piccole dimensioni di quest'opera.\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":"JRC, Fungo della tazza di letame comune – Disegno micologico originale del XIX secolo","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcquerello originale del XIX secolo, JRC, Peziza vesiculosa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Un delizioso schizzo del XIX secolo di un fungo britannico, probabilmente risalente all'inizio o alla metà del XIX secolo, un periodo in cui la micologia era ancora agli albori. Solo nella seconda metà del secolo la micologia iniziò a organizzarsi come disciplina distinta in Gran Bretagna, e anche allora si trattava di una scienza marginale, con una forte tradizione amatoriale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Questo disegno fa parte di una collezione che abbiamo in vendita. È stato quasi certamente realizzato sul campo, come testimoniano le annotazioni presenti su alcuni dei disegni della collezione.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Si prega di notare che abbiamo attribuito una specie al fungo basandoci sulle annotazioni sul disegno e sulla nostra valutazione delle caratteristiche visive, ma un esperto in micologia potrebbe ritenere ciò errato.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e A penna e inchiostro, con acquerello e gomma arabica per intensificare il colore. Su cartoncino sottile. Si prega di notare le piccole dimensioni di quest'opera.\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, Pestle Puffball Fungus – Disegno micologico originale del XIX secolo","description":"\u003cp\u003e Dipinto ad acquerello originale del XIX secolo, JRC, Lycoperdon excipuliforme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Un delizioso schizzo del XIX secolo di un fungo britannico, probabilmente risalente all'inizio o alla metà del XIX secolo, un periodo in cui la micologia era ancora agli albori. Solo nella seconda metà del secolo la micologia iniziò a organizzarsi come disciplina distinta in Gran Bretagna, e anche allora si trattava di una scienza marginale, con una forte tradizione amatoriale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Questo disegno fa parte di una collezione che abbiamo in vendita. È stato quasi certamente realizzato sul campo, come testimoniano le annotazioni presenti su alcuni dei disegni della collezione.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Si prega di notare che abbiamo attribuito una specie al fungo basandoci sulle annotazioni sul disegno e sulla nostra valutazione delle caratteristiche visive, ma un esperto in micologia potrebbe ritenere ciò errato.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA penna e inchiostro, con acquerello e gomma arabica per intensificare il colore. Su cartoncino sottile. Si prega di notare le piccole dimensioni di quest'opera.\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, Fungo del fieno greco – Disegno micologico originale del XIX secolo","description":"\u003cp\u003e Dipinto ad acquerello originale del XIX secolo, JRC, Fungo del lattaio del fieno greco (Lactarius helvus).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Un delizioso schizzo del XIX secolo di un fungo britannico, probabilmente risalente all'inizio o alla metà del XIX secolo, un periodo in cui la micologia era ancora agli albori. Solo nella seconda metà del secolo la micologia iniziò a organizzarsi come disciplina distinta in Gran Bretagna, e anche allora si trattava di una scienza marginale, con una forte tradizione amatoriale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Questo disegno fa parte di una collezione che abbiamo in vendita. È stato quasi certamente realizzato sul campo, come testimoniano le annotazioni presenti su alcuni dei disegni della collezione.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Si prega di notare che abbiamo attribuito una specie al fungo in base alla nostra valutazione delle caratteristiche visive, ma questo potrebbe essere ritenuto errato da un esperto in micologia. Abbiamo utilizzato il nome attuale, che potrebbe non esistere al momento in cui il fungo è stato disegnato.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA penna e inchiostro, con acquerello e gomma arabica per intensificare il colore. Su cartoncino sottile applicato su carta di supporto.\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, The Sickener Fungus – Disegno micologico originale del XIX secolo","description":"\u003cp\u003e Un acquerello originale del XIX secolo, JRC, Il fungo malato (Russula emetica).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Un delizioso schizzo del XIX secolo di un fungo britannico, probabilmente risalente all'inizio o alla metà del XIX secolo, un periodo in cui la micologia era ancora agli albori. Solo nella seconda metà del secolo la micologia iniziò a organizzarsi come disciplina distinta in Gran Bretagna, e anche allora si trattava di una scienza marginale, con una forte tradizione amatoriale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Questo disegno fa parte di una collezione che abbiamo in vendita. È stato quasi certamente realizzato sul campo, come testimoniano le annotazioni presenti su alcuni dei disegni della collezione.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSi prega di notare che abbiamo attribuito una specie al fungo in base alla nostra valutazione delle caratteristiche visive, ma questo potrebbe essere ritenuto errato da un esperto in micologia. Abbiamo utilizzato il nome attuale, che potrebbe non esistere al momento in cui il fungo è stato disegnato.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e A penna e inchiostro, con acquerello e gomma arabica per intensificare il colore. 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Solo nella seconda metà del secolo la micologia iniziò a organizzarsi come disciplina distinta in Gran Bretagna, e anche allora si trattava di una scienza ai margini, con una forte tradizione amatoriale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e L'artista è sconosciuto, ma si tratta chiaramente di qualcuno con un vivo interesse per la micologia, che non si limitava a copiare illustrazioni, ma disegnava e identificava esemplari sul campo. 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