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Original antique hand colored botanical engraving print Acacia Tree by Phillip Miller London 1759 with latin text at the bottom …
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Original antique hand colored botanical engraving print Acacia Tree by Phillip Miller London 1759 with latin text at the bottom of the print reading Published according to act of Parliament by P. Miller January 1755. Dimensions: Folio size, 9 7/8″ x 15″ overall plate measurement framed size 13 x 17"..
Philip Miller was considered the greatest gardener of his day. He was a member of the Society of Gardeners, founded in 1724, consisting of about 20 members, all luminaries of the horticultural world who named newly introduced plants, among other duties. When the foundation decided to publish an illustrated survey of these new plants, the task fell to Phillip Miller in 1724. The book was named the Gardeners Dictionary and was a very important horticultural milestone widely used for over 100 years. It became the forerunner of later Gardening Dictionaries. In 1775, Miller first published Figures of the Most Beautiful Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary. Among the illustrators were John Miller, Richard Lancake, and the renowned Georg Egret.
Please view our other Phillip Miller botanicals framed in the same presentation for group hanging display.
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- Dimensions
- 12ʺW × 1ʺD × 17ʺH
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Art Subjects
- Botanic
- Still Life
- Period
- Mid 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Printmaking Materials
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Good antique condition minor imperfections commensurate of age. Good antique condition minor imperfections commensurate of age. less
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