
Collection Online as of January 30, 2023
(British)
Etching, hand colored
Image: 43.4 x 31.5 cm (17 1/16 x 12 3/8 in.); Platemark: 34 x 25 cm (13 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Mrs. William G. Mather 1955.460
not on view
Edwards was one of the best botanical draftsmen of the 18th century. Large Double China Aster is from a superb and extremely rare book with 77 plates illustrating a variety of beautiful flowers. The coloring is particularly fine owing to the use of pale printer’s ink that does not interfere with the delicacy of the watercolor.