11 Antique Curtis Botanical Magazine Lithograph Prints Ross-Craig Snelling

Description

Antique set of 11 early to mid-20th century colored lithograph prints / plates, extracted from Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Drawn by Stella Ross-Craig and Lilian Snelling. Lithographed by Lilian Snelling. Matted in white; unframed. One un-matted and cut larger than the others.

"Stella Ross-Craig (19 March 1906 – 6 February 2006) was an English illustrator best known as a prolific illustrator of native flora. In 1929, she began work as a botanical illustrator and taxonomist at Kew Gardens and was a contributor to Curtis's Botanical Magazine and Icones Plantarum of William Jackson Hooker. The first in Ross-Craig's series Drawings of British Plants was published in 1948. The series eventually grew to 31 parts, taking until 1973 to complete and containing over 1300 lithographic plates." (Source: Wikipedia)

"Lilian Snelling (1879–1972) was "probably the most important British botanical artist of the first half of the 20th century". Snelling worked at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh from 1916 to 1921 painting plant portraits for Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, Keeper of the Botanic Garden and Professor of Botany at the University of Edinburgh. She studied lithography under Frank Morley Fletcher. She left in 1921 to work at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew as principal artist and lithographer to Curtis's Botanical Magazine which had recently been bought by the RHS where from 1929 she was assisted by Stella Ross-Craig. After 30 years she retired in 1952 having produced over 830 paintings and plates." (Source: Wikipedia)

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear; various levels of foxing/discoloration throughout; one different size

Dimensions

9.5" x 0.125" x 13.25" / Sans Mat - 6.25" x 9.75" (Width x Depth x Height)