Primevere Collection

Thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus. Extinct
Thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus (Thylacinus harrisii). Extinct. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus. Male adult
Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus (Trochilus holosericeus). Male adult. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons

West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus, and dugong, Dugong dugon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Decorative botanical print with primrose, cyclamen, sage, dahlia and chrysanthemum
5855538 Decorative botanical print with primrose, cyclamen, sage, dahlia and chrysanthemum; (add.info.: Five ornamental plants including blue primrose (Primula sinensis)

Primula (w/c and pencil on paper)
BAL99919 Primula (w/c and pencil on paper); Private Collection.

Auriculas from Dr John Robert Thornton's 'Temple of Flora, or Garden of the Botanist, Poet
BAL38294 Auriculas from Dr John Robert Thornton's 'Temple of Flora, or Garden of the Botanist, Poet, Painter and Philosopher', London, 1812; Private Collection.

Sombre hummingbird, Aphantochroa cirrochloris (Ornismya simplex, Trochilus cirrochloris), albino variety. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene

Great blue turaco, Corythaeola cristata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Spring Flowers and Birds Nests, c. 1830 (w/c & bodycolour on paper)
MAN63022 Spring Flowers and Birds Nests, c.1830 (w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Hunt, William Henry (1790-1864); 22.4x34.7 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Primevere; Primrose; Schlusselblume (engraving)
7197266 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Primevere; Primrose; Schlusselblume (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Primevere; Primrose; Schlusselblume)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Primevere (des jardins); Cowslip; Primel (engraving)
7197267 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Primevere (des jardins); Cowslip; Primel (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Primevere (des jardins); Cowslip; Primel

Bank of Primroses and Blackthorn (w / c on paper)
HMP89842 Bank of Primroses and Blackthorn (w/c on paper) by Hunt, William Henry (1790-1864); 29.2x21.2 cm; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire

Primroses and Birds Nest with Three Blue Eggs (w / c on paper)
HMP89841 Primroses and Birds Nest with Three Blue Eggs (w/c on paper) by Hunt, William Henry (1790-1864); 27.9x22.6 cm; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire

Primula Auricula with Moth (gouache)
BON59042 Primula Auricula with Moth (gouache) by Dietzsch, Margaretha Barbara (1716-95); Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; German, out of copyright

Study of Primroses and Cowslips
HB34401 Study of Primroses and Cowslips by Strutt, Laura Darcy (1855-1915); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Spring, 1879 (w / c on paper)
CW14389 Spring, 1879 (w/c on paper) by Bayfield, Fanny Jane (fl.1872-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: *this apparently has a companion piece)

Primula auricula, engraved by Victor, from Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs
NP125911 Primula auricula, engraved by Victor, from Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs, 1827 (coloured engraving) by Redoute, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) (after); 33x24.1 cm; Private Collection; French

Botanical illustration, original from Owen Joness (1809-74)
BCC88006 Botanical illustration, original from Owen Joness (1809-74) The Grammar of Ornament, 1856 (pencil, w/c) by Dresser, Christopher (1834-1904); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English

Evening Primrose, plate 73 from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee
STC213589 Evening Primrose, plate 73 from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, part II (colour engraving) by Buchoz, Pierre-Joseph (1731-1807); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French

Glory of Chilton (gouache on vellum)
STC172319 Glory of Chilton (gouache on vellum) by Ehret, Georg Dionysius (1710-70); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Swallow-tailed hummingbird, Eupetomena macroura (Ornismya hirundinacea). Mature adult. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons

Canivets emerald, Chlorostilbon canivetii. Almost adult
Canivets emerald, Chlorostilbon canivetii (Ornismya canivetti). Almost adult. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

Amazilia hummingbird (dumerilii), Amazilia amazilia dumerilii (Ornismya dumerilii). Adult male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere

Green-tailed trainbearer, Lesbia nuna (Ornismya nuna). Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of the Colibri

Long-billed starthroat, Heliomaster longirostris. Juvenile
Long-billed starthroat, Heliomaster longirostris (Ornismya superba). Juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

Racket-tail hummingbird, Ornismya platura, juvenile. (Booted racket-tail, Ocreatus underwoodii?) Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene

Berylline hummingbird, Amazilia beryllina. Adult male
Berylline hummingbird, Amazilia beryllina (Ornismya arsinoe). Adult male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

White-eared hummingbird, Basilinna leucotis, female
White-eared hummingbird, Basilinna leucotis, Ornismya arsennii, female. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History

Wieds hummingbird, Ornismya wiedii
Wieds or Neuwieds hummingbird, Trochilus cyanogenys or Ornismya wiedii. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History

Amethyst woodstar, Calliphlox amethystina. Almost adult
Amethyst woodstar, Calliphlox amethystina (Ornismya amethistina). Almost adult. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

Plovercrest, Stephanoxis lalandi (Ornismya
Plovercrest or black-breasted plovercrest, Stephanoxis lalandi (Ornismya delalandii), juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere

Wedge-tailed sabrewing, Campylopterus pampa. Male
Wedge-tailed sabrewing, Campylopterus pampa (Ornismya pampa). Male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of

Allens hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin. Juvenile female
Allens hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin (Ornismya sasin). Juvenile female. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

Lucifer sheartail, Calothorax lucifer, juvenile
Lucifer sheartail, Calothorax lucifer (Ornismya cyanopogon), juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History

White-bellied woodstar, Chaetocercus mulsant, juvenile
White-bellied woodstar, Chaetocercus mulsant (Ornismya cyanopogon), juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

Blue-throated mountaingem, Lampornis clemenciae, female
Blue-throated mountaingem, Lampornis clemenciae (Ornismya clemenciae), female. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

Annas hummingbird, Calypte anna, juvenile
Annas hummingbird, Calypte anna (Ornismya anna), juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of

Violet-crowned hummingbird, Amazilia violiceps, female. (Oiseau-mouche a couronne violette, Ornismya sephanioides). Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre

Gilded sapphire, Hylocharis chrysura. Adult male
Gilded sapphire, Hylocharis chrysura (Ornismya chrysura). Adult male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History

Green violetear, Colibri thalassinus (Ornismya anais). Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of the Colibri

Green-breasted mango, Anthracothorax prevostii. Juvenile
Green-breasted mango, Anthracothorax prevostii (Trochilus prevostii). Juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

Pale-tailed barbthroat, Threnetes leucurus (Trochilus leucurus). Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of

Antillean mango, Anthracothorax dominicus aurulentus (Trochilus aurulentus). Adult male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere

Black-throated mango, Anthracothorax nigricollis (Trochilus mango). Adult. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

Green mango hummingbird, Anthracothorax viridis. Male
Green mango hummingbird, Anthracothorax viridis (Trochilus viridis). Male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

Purple-throated carib, Eulampis jugularis, male
Purple-throated carib, Eulampis jugularis (Trochilus auratus). Male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of

Dusky-throated hermit, Phaethornis squalidus (Trochilus squalidus). Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of

Crimson topaz, Topaza pella, female
Crimson topaz, Topaza pella (Trochilus pella). Female. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of the Colibri

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"Primevere: A Celebration of Nature's Beauty and Diversity" Step into the enchanting world of Primevere, where the wonders of nature come alive. From the majestic Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian Tiger, to the vibrant Green-throated carib in all its adult male glory, this collection showcases a variety of extraordinary creatures. Although some like the West Indian manatee may be extinct today, their memory lives on through art. Take a glimpse at "Spring Flowers and Birds Nests, " a captivating watercolor painting from 1830 that captures both delicate blossoms and intricate nests. Delve deeper into Primevere's avian realm with sightings of the Sombre hummingbird and Great blue turaco. Their vivid plumage is truly mesmerizing and serves as a reminder of nature's boundless creativity. Explore different cultures' interpretations of primeveres through engravings such as "Le Vocabulaire Illustre. " Discover how these flowers are called Primrose or Schlusselblume in various languages - an ode to their universal allure. Immerse yourself in paintings that depict banks of primroses intertwined with blackthorn branches or birds' nests adorned with three precious blue eggs. These artworks capture moments frozen in time, showcasing both fragility and resilience within nature's cycle. Witness unique pairings like Primula Auricula with Moth depicted using gouache technique. The delicate balance between flora and fauna is beautifully portrayed here – a testament to symbiotic relationships found throughout our natural world. Finally, lose yourself amidst studies dedicated solely to primroses and cowslips. Each stroke reveals intricate details that make these humble flowers shine brightly among other botanical wonders. In Primevere, we celebrate not just individual species but also their interconnectedness within ecosystems worldwide. Join us on this journey through artistry inspired by Mother Earth herself – an invitation to appreciate her beauty while recognizing the need for conservation and preservation.