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Elizabeth Blackwell, Scottish Illustrator

Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) was a famed Scottish illustrator and author who was best known as both the artist and engraver for the plates of "A Curious Herbal" (1737). The book is notable both for its beautiful illustrations of medicinal plants and for the unusual circumstances of its creation. Blackwell undertook the project to raise money to pay her husband's debts and release him from debtor's prison. She drew, engraved, and colored the illustrations herself, mostly using plant specimens from the Chelsea Physic Garden in London. It was an artistic, scientific and commercial enterprise unprecedented for a woman of her time. Revenue from the book led to Alexander's release from prison. After several unsuccessful business ventures, and eventually left the family to start a new life in Sweden where he was appointed court physician to Frederick I of Sweden. As Great Britain had no ambassador in Sweden, he contacted a Minister in Denmark. On circumstantial evidence he was accused of conspiracy against the Crown Prince. He was tried and sentenced to be decapitated. On August 9, 1747 he was executed as Blackwell was leaving London to join him. Little is known of her later years. She died in 1758, at the age of 50 or 51.
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Elizabeth Blackwell, Scottish Illustrator
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Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) was a famed Scottish illustrator and author who was best known as both the artist and engraver for the plates of "A Curious Herbal" (1737). The book is notable both for its beautiful illustrations of medicinal plants and for the unusual circumstances of its creation. Blackwell undertook the project to raise money to pay her husband's debts and release him from debtor's prison. She drew, engraved, and colored the illustrations herself, mostly using plant specimens from the Chelsea Physic Garden in London. It was an artistic, scientific and commercial enterprise unprecedented for a woman of her time. Revenue from the book led to Alexander's release from prison. After several unsuccessful business ventures, and eventually left the family to start a new life in Sweden where he was appointed court physician to Frederick I of Sweden. As Great Britain had no ambassador in Sweden, he contacted a Minister in Denmark. On circumstantial evidence he was accused of conspiracy against the Crown Prince. He was tried and sentenced to be decapitated. On August 9, 1747 he was executed as Blackwell was leaving London to join him. Little is known of her later years. She died in 1758, at the age of 50 or 51.
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Album / NLM/Science Source
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3300 x 4378 px | 41.3 MB
Tamaño impresión:
27.9 x 37.1 cm | 11.0 x 14.6 in (300 dpi)
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