Inscribed, in plate, lower left: Henderson. pinxt. Inscribed, lower center: The Sacred Egyptian Bean | London, Published Decr. 1, 1804, by Dr. Thornton. Inscribed, lower right: Burke & Lewis sculpt.
The Sacred Egyptian Bean, 1804
- Burke, English
- Lewis, English
- Dr. Robert John Thornton, 1768-1837
Color aquatint and stipple with hand coloring on wove paper
- Image: 18 1/8 × 15 inches (46 × 38.1 cm) Sheet (trimmed): 21 3/4 × 16 7/8 inches (55.2 × 42.9 cm)
Gift of Gilbert Hudson
F1985.17
Department
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Details
Joseph L. Hudson, Sr. Gilbert Hudson
1985-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Dunthorne, Gordon. Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and 19th Centuries. Washington, D. C., 1938, p. 125 (ill.), p. 251.
Burke; Lewis, The Sacred Egyptian Bean, 1804, color aquatint and stipple with hand coloring on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Gilbert Hudson, F1985.17.