9556 James Sowerby (1757–1822) – Chicory (Cichorium intybus) from English Botany – Hand-colored engraving (1799)
This hand-colored botanical illustration depicts the Chicory plant, recognized by its delicate sky-blue composite flowers clustered on an upright stalk and its prominent taproot. The print provides a detailed scientific rendering, including a line drawing of the lobed basal leaf and a cross-section of the root structure. As part of the English Botany collection, this print served as an essential reference for botanists identifying the species in the British countryside, valued both for its wildflower status and its use as a culinary root.
James Sowerby was a British naturalist and illustrator whose career spanned botany, mycology, and mineralogy. He is best known for providing the scientifically accurate and finely colored illustrations for James Edward Smith’s monumental thirty-six volume work, English Botany, which became the standard reference for British flora for decades. His clear, detailed style set a high benchmark for scientific illustration in the early nineteenth century.
Artist or Maker: James Sowerby
Dimensions: Approximately 23 cm x 14 cm
Medium: Hand-colored engraving
Date: 1799
Condition Report:
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