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The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: Stately Crinum
The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: Stately Crinum is a print by the Romanticist artist S. Curtis. It dates from 1823 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 1955.147
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. A. B. Leavelle, Stanford, Cal., in memory of her mother, Wilma Ball Morgan (Mrs. Daniel E. Morgan)
About this work
Overview
The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: Stately Crinum is a print created by S. Curtis in 1823, currently held at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a cluster of tall, pink flowers with curved petals and yellow tips, growing from a thick green stem with broad leaves, set against a plain white background that emphasizes the botanical subject.
Technique & Style
The artist employed careful shading to capture the texture of the leaves and petals, a characteristic attention to detail typical of 19th-century botanical illustrations.
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