PIERRE JEAN FRANÇOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775 - 1840). Sun Cactus. audubon and Amos Corning—figures central to

and Amos Corning—figures central to New York’s urban development during its formative decades

from the introductory years of the Queen Anne style in the 1730s until after the Revolutionary War

engraved rivers

the Library of Congress

was known for his contributions to geography through his work *Cosmographia*

PIERRE JEAN FRANÇOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775 - 1840). Sun Cactus. audubon and Amos Corning—figures central toPIERRE JEAN FRANOIS TURPIN (FRENCH, 1775 1840) Cactus specio [Disocactus speciosus Sun Cactus] Watercolor and pencil on paper Inscribed Turpin 1819 lower left Cactus specio center Frame size approx: 24 1 2 x 20 1 4 in. This plant is indigenous to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala and has also been successfully established in the Canary Islands.