James Sowerby, English Naturalist
Bildnummer 12631475
| James Sowerby (March 21, 1757 - October 25 1822) was a gifted English illustrator who studied at the Royal Academy, moving from portraits to studies of natural history. His illustrations, publication and publishing concerns embraced many of the emergent fields of science. Besides the renowned botanical works, he produced extensive volumes on mycology, conchology, mineralogy and a seminal work on his colour system. In 1790, he began the 36 volume work on the botany of England that was published over the next 24 years, which contained 2592 hand-colored engravings and became known as Sowerby's Botany. An enormous number of plants were to receive their formal publication, but the authority for these came from the unattributed text written by James Edward Smith. The use of vivid colour, drawing from specimens and research, and accessible texts were intended to reach a widening audience in works of natural history. He died in 1822 at the age of | |
| Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
| Credit: | Science Photo Library / Smithsonian Institute Library |
| Bildgröße: | 3000 px × 3413 px |
| Modell-Rechte: | Derzeit liegt noch kein Release vor. Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns vor Verwendung. |
| Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
| Restrictions: |
|
Preise für dieses Bild ab 15 €
Universitäten & Organisationen
(Informationsmaterial Digital, Informationsmaterial Print, Lehrmaterial Digital etc.)
ab 15 €
Redaktionell
(Bücher, Bücher: Sach- und Fachliteratur, Digitale Medien (redaktionell) etc.)
ab 30 €
Werbung
(Anzeigen, Aussenwerbung, Digitale Medien, Fernsehwerbung, Karten, Werbemittel, Zeitschriften etc.)
ab 55 €
Handelsprodukte
(bedruckte Textilie, Kalender, Postkarte, Grußkarte, Verpackung etc.)
ab 75 €
Pauschalpreise
Rechtepakete für die unbeschränkte Bildnutzung in Print oder Online
ab 495 €