Miss C. Chapman (fl. 1820-30)

An Album of botanical Watercolours including: Nerine (Naked Ladies), and Convolvulus (Bindweed); Auricula (2) one illustrated (b); Cobaea scandens (Cup-and-Saucer Vine) illustrated (a); Sprekelia formosissi

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Miss C. Chapman (fl. 1820-30)
An Album of botanical Watercolours
including: Nerine (Naked Ladies), and Convolvulus (Bindweed); Auricula (2) one illustrated (b); Cobaea scandens (Cup-and-Saucer Vine) illustrated (a); Sprekelia formosissima (Jacobean Lily); Nerium oleander (Double Oleander); Crassula falcata (House Leek); Laelia 'Abbe Bothut' (Orchid); Strelitzia regina (Bird of Paradise Plant); Cypripedrum (Slipper Orchid); Palmae (Palm); Alstroemeria pelegrina; Tigrida pavonina; Chorizema fleischmanni; Tulipa cultivar (Tulip) and Epiphyllum (Rats-tail Cactus); and Celosia (Cock's Comb)
one signed and dated 'Miss C. Chapman 1826' (lower right); five inscribed with botanical identifications (lower edge) and all variously numbered between 2 to 62 (upper left on each sheet)
pencil and watercolour
, some heightened with bodycolour and gum arabic, on Turnbull's Superfine London Board, all laid at the corners onto the pages of the album
17.7/8 x 14 in. (45.4 x 35.5 cm.), and slightly smaller; the album 21.3/8 x 17¼ in. (54.3 x 43.8 cm.), overall (16)

拍品专文

Very little is known about Miss C. Chapman, however, one can tentatively suggest that 'Miss Chapman', listed in the Royal Academy Exhibitors as 'An Honorary Exhibitor', is the same artist. She is recorded as having submitted eight works to the exhibitions including: A group of evergreens from nature (no. 523, 1815); Flowers from nature (no. 546, 1816); Spring flowers from nature (no. 743, 1817); Basket of flowers from nature (no. 565, 1818); Flowers from nature (nos. 609, 532 and 503, 1821,1822 and 1825); and Strelitza Regina (no. 510, 1826).
The watercolour in the present album of the Strelitzia regina is signed and dated '1826' and may therefore relate to the exhibit at the Royal Academy in that year.
The studies in the present album are magnificent examples of botanical watercolours and are scientifically accurate. The more unusual plants illustrated could have been seen at Kew Gardens at this time.