Maxwell Armfield (1882-1972)
Elizabeth Blackwell - The curious herbal
signed with monogram and dated '15' and inscribed 'Elizabeth Blackwell - The Curious Herbal'
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour
9 x 6¾in. (22.8 x 17.1cm.)
Lot Essay
The Elizabeth Blackwell depicted is thought to be an eighteenth century woman who in 1737, abridged, in two volumes, A Curious Herbal, containing 500 cuts of the most useful plants for medical purposes.
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