London: James Ridgway and Sons, 1839. Original hand colored print. Includes two page (one leaf) corresponding description. Very light dampstain to margin and a few light spots of foxing, else clean and bright. Size: about 5.75 x 9.5 inches. Print/111122. Very Good. More
L. Prang & Co., 1879. Framed leaf of Plaanthera Fimbriata, from The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States, by Thomas Meehan. Date: 1879 Publisher: L. Prang & Co. #42911. Fine. More
L. Prang & Co., 1879. Framed leaf of Cleome Pungens, from The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States, by Thomas Meehan. Date: 1879 Publisher: L. Prang & Co. #42921. Fine. More
Orchids Illustrated & Described. Reichenbachia, a native of Ghent and founder of Messes Sanders of St. Albans, a large nursery firm, intended in this work to illustrate all classes of orchids, drawn life sized and “colored by lithography, or hand painted when found expedient.” He employed as many as 20 orchid collectors in the field, in diverse locations such as Brazil, Columbia, Peru, Ecuador, New Guinea, India, Burma and Madagascar. For the illustration of the work he engaged the services of Henry Moon (1857 – 1905). Unlike many illustrators of the day, Moon believed in representing the flower as found in nature, rather than intensifying the colors, or dramatizing the blooms. The framed print measures 20 ½ x 15 inches. #43759. Fine. More
Orchids Illustrated & Described. Reichenbachia, a native of Ghent and founder of Messes Sanders of St. Albans, a large nursery firm, intended in this work to illustrate all classes of orchids, drawn life sized and “colored by lithography, or hand painted when found expedient.” He employed as many as 20 orchid collectors in the field, in diverse locations such as Brazil, Columbia, Peru, Ecuador, New Guinea, India, Burma and Madagascar. For the illustration of the work he engaged the services of Henry Moon (1857 – 1905). Unlike many illustrators of the day, Moon believed in representing the flower as found in nature, rather than intensifying the colors, or dramatizing the blooms. The framed print measures 20 ½ x 15 inches. #43760. Fine. More
This is a framed original copper plate engraving, with superb original hand color and nice clear plate marks, from Robert Warner's work, The Orchid Album, Comprising Colored Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants. The Orchid Album is one of the most beautiful and complete works on orchids ever done. Engravings are on fine, heavy stock paper.The print measures 11 1/4 x 9 inches. Matted in attractive wooden frame finished in gold. #42973. Fine. More