Description: Beautiful chromolithograph after Alfred Parsons (1847-1920) from one of the great Masterpieces of 20th Century botanical book illustration. The Genus Rosa was the masterpiece of Ellen Willmott and the culmination of a lifetimes’ study of the species. It ranks with Redoute’s Les Roses as one of the definitive and most beautiful works on roses and remains an important reference for rosarians today. The superb illustrations are a monument to Ellen Willmott's 'imperial heyday' at Warley Place, near Brentwood, Essex, where she employed as many as eighty-five gardeners. 37 x 27 cm Nissen BBI 2166. Superb plate from the first edition of “the first great color-printed flower book of the 20th century,” one of only a limited number printed. Ellen Willmott was known to her contemporaries as “the greatest of living women gardeners” (Gertrude Jekyll). Himself an avid gardener, horticulturist and garden designer, Parsons produced “the first great color-printed flower book of the 20th century… It stands unrivaled, both as an account of the species and as a source of illustrations of wild roses” (Rix, The Art of the Botanist, 215). Rosa carolina, commonly known as the Carolina rose, pasture rose, or prairie rose, is a perennial shrub in the rose family native to eastern North America. It can be found in nearly all US states and Canadian provinces east of the Great Plains. The Genus Rosa was the masterpiece of Ellen Willmott and the culmination of a lifetimes’ study of the species. It ranks with Redoute’s Les Roses as one of the definitive and most beautiful works on roses and remains an important reference for rosarians today. Superb plate from the first edition of “the first great color-printed flower book of the 20th century,” one of only a limited number printed. Ellen Willmott was known to her contemporaries as “the greatest of living women gardeners” (Gertrude Jekyll). Himself an avid gardener, horticulturist and garden designer, Parsons produced “the first great color-printed flower book of the 20th century… It stands unrivaled, both as an account of the species and as a source of illustrations of wild roses” (Rix, The Art of the Botanist, 215). Rosa
Price: 98.86 USD
Location: Norwich
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Shipping Cost: 12.9 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year of Production: 1914
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Production Technique: Chromolithograph
Features: 1st Edition
Image Orientation: Portrait
Material: Paper
Handmade: Yes
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Period: Early 20th Century (1900-1920)
Theme: Botany
Region of Origin: United Kingdom
Time Period Produced: 1900-1924
Type: Print
Subject: gardening, Flowers, Botanical
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: Does not apply
