Cucumber Cucumis sativus flowering plant, botanical print by E. Blackwell, A Curious Herbal, 1737 art poster canvas gift Surface:Canvas 320gsm By 1863 it was selling

By 1863 it was selling at over 300

descended from Scottish nobility and closely associated with the Polish magnate family of the Leszczyńskis

1760 and 1764

Published 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle

He continued to produce works prolifically throughout the English Civil War

Cucumber Cucumis sativus flowering plant, botanical print by E. Blackwell, A Curious Herbal, 1737 art poster canvas gift Surface:Canvas 320gsm By 1863 it was sellingCucumber Cucumis sativus an antique engraved and hand coloured print by Elizabeth Blackwell from her famous Georgian work "A Curious Herbal", published in 1737 1739. Elizabeth Blackwell (17071758) was a Scottish botanical illustrator and author who was best known as both the artist and engraver for the plates of "A Curious Herbal", published between 1737 and 1739. The book was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians