British botanical illustrator and mineralogist (1757-1822)

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James Sowerby. Line engraving by Mrs D. Turner after T. Heaphy, 1818.

Pedagogy through print : James Sowerby, John Mawe and the problem of colour illustration in early nineteenth-century natural history / Brian Dolan.

James Sowerby : the enlightenment's natural historian / Paul Henderson.

Guide to Sowerby's models of British fungi in the Department of Botany, British Museum (Natural History) / by Worthington G. Smith.

Mudwort (Limosella aquatica): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1796.

Rock or wall cress (Arabis turrita): flowering stem, leaves and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1794.

A plant (Vella annua): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1805.

A plant (Reseda fruticulosa) related to wild mignonette: flowering stem with floral segments. Coloured engraving, c. 1830, after J. Sowerby.

A plant (Erysimum orientale): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1807.

A wild rose (Rosa dicksoni): flowering stem, fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving, c. 1831, after J. Sowerby.

Sea kale (Crambe maritima): flowers, leafy stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1801.

A plant (Cucubalus baccifer): flowering stem, fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1806.

Mouse-ear (Cerastium latifolium): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1798.

Shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris): flowering stem, leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1805.

Wood stitchwort (Stellaria nemorum): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby.

White horehound (Marrubium vulgare): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1797.

A plant (Sisymbrium sophia) related to hedge mustard: flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1801.

Bramble (Rubus species): flowering and fruiting stems with leaf. Coloured engraving, c. 1829, after J. Sowerby.

Pearlwort (Sagina nodosa): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1800.

Common figwort (Scrophularia nodosa): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1805.

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum): flowering stem, leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1795.

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James Sowerby

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A plant (Sisymbrium sophia) related to hedge mustard: flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1801.

Bramble (Rubus species): flowering and fruiting stems with leaf. Coloured engraving, c. 1829, after J. Sowerby.

Pearlwort (Sagina nodosa): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1800.

Common figwort (Scrophularia nodosa): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1805.

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum): flowering stem, leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1795.

Frequent collaborators

James Sowerby

Images from the collections

Images by James Sowerby

Images featuring James Sowerby

Works from the collections

A plant (Sisymbrium sophia) related to hedge mustard: flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1801.

Bramble (Rubus species): flowering and fruiting stems with leaf. Coloured engraving, c. 1829, after J. Sowerby.

Pearlwort (Sagina nodosa): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1800.

Common figwort (Scrophularia nodosa): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1805.

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum): flowering stem, leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1795.

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