{"title":"Roscoe, Margaret","description":"\u003cp\u003eMargaret Roscoe (nee Lace 1786-1840) was an early 19th-century English botanical illustrator and author. She was mother to Margaret Sandbach and wife to Edward Roscoe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoscoe illustrated plates in her father-in-law, William Roscoe's, botanical work 'Monandrian Plants of the Order Scitamineae: Chiefly Drawn from Living Specimens in the Botanical Gardens at Liverpool'. Her sister Mrs James Dixon also illustrated this botanical work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe went on to write and illustrate '\u003cstrong\u003eFloral Illustrations of the Seasons\u003c\/strong\u003e'. This work was engraved by master aquatintist Robert Havell and has 55 pages filled with illustrations, both hand coloured and printed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe went on to talk about the premise behind the book:-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThere is no pursuit which fills the mind with more noble and exalted sentiments than the study of these works of Nature. To her own sex, to whose particular notice she offers it, she trusts it may prove a useful and correct guide to their tastes, both in their selection for a flower garden, and as objects for their pencil.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoscoe died in 1840. A memorial sculpture commemorating Roscoe and her husband was undertaken by sculptor John Gibson. This monument can be seen at the Ullet Road Unitarian Church in Liverpool.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"floral-illustrations-of-the-seasons-1831-margaret-roscoe-1786-1840-55-images","title":"Floral Illustrations of the Seasons 1831 - Margaret Roscoe (1786-1840) - 55 images","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are the 55 illustrations by Margaret Roscoe for 'Floral Illustrations of the Season' from 1831.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download features 55 hi-res images, in jpeg format, that are 300dpi and range in size from 2120 pixels wide\/tall to 3327 pixels wide\/tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pictures are out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use them in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/roscoe-margaret\" title=\"Margaret Roscoe\"\u003eMargaret Roscoe\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 55 images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50445808173386,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Roscoe_M-FloralIllustrations-main.jpg?v=1747054581"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Margaret_Roscoe-979133.jpg?v=1743601571","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/roscoe-margaret.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}