Dr. Solander, F.R.S.
Drawn by James Sowerby. Engraved by James Newton.
[London, Pub.d 24th, 1784 for the Proprietor, by I Matthews Carver, Guilder & Printseller No 438, Strand.]
Rare stipple. Sheet 150 x 100mm (6 x 4"). Trimmed, laid on album paper
Profile portrait of Swedish naturalist Daniel Carlsson Solander (or Daniel Charles, 1733 - 82), an 'apostle of Carl Linnaeus', taught by the great botanist. After working on cataloguing the natural history collections of the British Museum he joined Joseph Banks on Captain Cook's first voyage, becoming the first university-educated scientist to set foot on Australian soil and the first Swede to circumnavigate the world. The artist, James Sowerby, was a prolific botanical illustrator.
Kivell p.283.
[Ref: 67846] £180.00
[London, Pub.d 24th, 1784 for the Proprietor, by I Matthews Carver, Guilder & Printseller No 438, Strand.]
Rare stipple. Sheet 150 x 100mm (6 x 4"). Trimmed, laid on album paper
Profile portrait of Swedish naturalist Daniel Carlsson Solander (or Daniel Charles, 1733 - 82), an 'apostle of Carl Linnaeus', taught by the great botanist. After working on cataloguing the natural history collections of the British Museum he joined Joseph Banks on Captain Cook's first voyage, becoming the first university-educated scientist to set foot on Australian soil and the first Swede to circumnavigate the world. The artist, James Sowerby, was a prolific botanical illustrator.
Kivell p.283.
[Ref: 67846] £180.00