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Marsh Gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe), with a Harp Shell (Harpa sp.) and Three Insects.

James Bolton
active 1775-1795

Marsh Gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe), with a Harp Shell (Harpa sp.) and Three Insects.

1770s
8 3/4 x 6 13/16 inches (223 x 173 mm)
Watercolor, opaque watercolor, with shell gold in butterfly, over graphite, on parchment.
1978.9:1

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Notes
Part of 108 drawings of ferns, flowers, and fungi by Georg Dionysius Ehret and others; seventy-three by Ehret (1978.8:1-73); fourteen by James Bolton (1978.9:1-14); ten possibly by William Lewin (1978.10:1-10); two by R. Alves Rebello (1978.11:1-2); one by Lady Frances Howard (1978.12); one by Ann Lee (1978.13); seven by anonymous draftsmen (1978.14:1-7).
Part of a group originally assembled by Georg Dionysius Ehret's patron, Margaret Cavendish Harley Bentinck (1715-1785), Duchess of Portland, wife of William, 2nd Duke of Portland.
Curatorial Comments
Formerly identified as a Mountain Hawksweed; newly identified by John Edmondson (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) as Marsh Gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe).
Associated names
Portland, Margaret Cavendish Holles Harley Bentinck, Duchess of, 1715-1785, former owner.
Walker, Elizabeth, former owner.
Ford, John Walker, former owner.
Kraus, Hans Peter, 1907-1988, former owner.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 187-188, 178.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department