Rosa centrifolia - Singelton's houndred leaved Rose Fountains

Rosa centrifolia - Singelton's houndred leaved Rose FountainsFrom July 1796 through the end of 1798 Mary Lawrence produced the first portfolio dedicated to Rose studies. "A Collections of Roses from Nature" established her reputation as one of the finest painters of the Queen of Flowers. At the time of its original publication, roses were beginning to take an important place in English gardens and the popularity of her work was enormous. We have chosen 12 of the most popular plates to reproduce in full color

From some of the oldest prints in our collection

Framed in French country or contemporary lineal in restaurant or home kitchens

Days of Sail:

wrestling and fencing

Antiquated Golf are popular with our golfing clients for home or the club

The Botanic Garden and The Complete Florist were perhaps the most charming

with beautiful gouache coloring

Joannes Giardini in 1750 published one of the earliest books devoted to the art of the silversmith

one of the more important tasks that were assigned to Commodore Perry was to explore and report on his discoveries of the China Sea and its environs

The plates were often hand colored

A system of painting symbols on shields was designed to prevent confusion in warfare and to establish their identity

taken from a 1889 volume on the subjects