Published in 1597, this extraordinary engraving by William Rogers—the first major native-born English engraver—depicts the renowned botanist and herbalist John Gerard. Commissioned as the frontispiece for Gerard's seminal botanical compendium, 'The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes', the portrait is a masterclass in late-Tudor iconographic precision. Rogers captures Gerard holding a sprig of potato plant, symbolizing the dawn of New World botanical discovery, framed by meticulous architectural cartouches and classical allegorical motifs. To preserve the historical integrity and precise proportions of this late sixteenth-century masterpiece, every format—including our canvas presentation—is finished with a consistent, clean white gallery border. This refined, gallery-ready presentation floats the artwork elegantly without cropping, ensuring the archival composition remains entirely intact.
About Your Border
Every format — Fine Art Print, Framed Fine Art Print, Canvas and Framed Canvas — is supplied with a clean white gallery border framing the image on all four sides. The border is sized in proportion to the piece — approximately 10% of the shortest edge on each side (for example, about 3 cm of white border on a 30 cm-wide piece) — so the artwork keeps its standard proportions with no cropping and is ready to hang or frame straight away. If you prefer, you can also place your own mount/mat on top.
Would you like a different border width, a borderless full-bleed version, or any other adjustment? Just let us know within 24 hours of ordering and we'll tailor it for you at no extra cost.
