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Franciscus Sansom

British printmaker, active 1785-1799

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Images from the collections

Images by Franciscus Sansom

38 images from works
  • A plant (Hyacinthus corymbosus): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1807, after S. Edwards.
  • Two examples of flowering plant stems: a clary (Salvia sclarea) and lime (Tilia species). Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • A plant (Allium angulosum): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1808, after S. Edwards.
  • American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius): flowering stem, root and leaf. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.
  • A clematis plant (Clematis cirrhosa): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1807, after S. Edwards.
  • Four examples of thorny or hairy plant stems: a rose, barberry, plum and stinging nettle. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • A plant (Wurmbea capensis): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.
  • A yucca plant (Yucca gloriosa): flowering stem and whole plant. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.
  • Cape pondweed or water hawthorn (Aponogeton distachyus): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.
  • A plant (Helonias viridis): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1808, after S. Edwards.
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Works from the collections

38 works

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    A clematis plant (Clematis cirrhosa): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1807, after S. Edwards.

    Sydenham Edwards | Date: 1 December 1807 | Reference: 25847i
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    Cape pondweed or water hawthorn (Aponogeton distachyus): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1810, after S. Edwards.

    Sydenham Edwards | Date: 1 June 1810 | Reference: 25842i
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    A plant (Hyacinthus corymbosus): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1807, after S. Edwards.

    Sydenham Edwards | Date: 1 February 1807 | Reference: 25826i
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    Four examples of single flowers: a deadly nightshade, thorn apple, periwinkle and wallflower. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.

    Sydenham Edwards | Date: 31 December 1802 | Reference: 24243i
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    Rock or wall cress (Arabis alpina): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1793.

    | Date: 1 May 1793 | Reference: 25816i
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Frequent collaborators

William Curtis
Sydenham Edwards

Related topics

Botany
Plants
Liliaceae
Plant anatomy
Plants, Cultivated
Plants, Ornamental
Plant morphology
Ranunculaceae
Bulbs (Plant anatomy)
Fruit

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