Rare 1889 Curtis Botanical Double Fold-Out Litho No. 7043 LILIUM NEPALENSE

Description: Scarce 1889 Hand-Colored Folio Stone Lithograph from: T H EBOTANICAL MAGAZINEO RFlower-Garden Displayed By W I L L I A M C U R T I S [No. 7043] LILIUM NEPALENSE D. DON From Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 115 [ser. 3, vol. 45]: t. 7043 (1889) comes this gorgeous Lily folio. This listing is for the one print from the above work which I believe is titled thus: [No. 7043] LILIUM NEPALENSE D. DON. I've been listing a superb collection of these very scarce folio, fold-out, largest hand-colored engravings from this most important publication documenting the discovery of these flowers. The Double-sized fold-out plates were reserved for the showiest, most dramatic, largest flowers. They were very rare in the series, & yet much more rare in the market, as they can often make the most impressive framed wall-art in terms of scale & image & are sought-after if & when one can be found.Included in the images is a page about William Curtis & the Botanical Magazine.This plate is one of the classics of the later Curtis volumes. This one is likely a First Edition print, which are generally very rare. The Publication: The "Botanical Magazine" was first published in 1787 by William Curtis (1746-1799). After the death of William Curtis, the magazine was published by his brother, Thomas Curtis. Later, Samuel Curtis (a son-in-law of William Curtis) became proprietor from 1801 to 1845. The prints in the first volumes were copper plates colored by hand. Some of the later prints were lithographs.Some of the distinguished artists were Sydenham Edwards, John Curtis, William Jackson Hooker, W.H. Fitch, William Graves and Matilda Smith. These prints have a universal beauty and are a lasting documentary contribution to botanical studies. The Artists:This plate was lithographed & hand-colored after a painting by Matilda Smith (30 July 1854 – 29 December 1926) & is signed 'M.S. del, J.N. Fitch lith (John Nugent Fitch (24 October 1840 – 11 January 1927).Matilda Smith was a botanical artist whose work appeared in Curtis's Botanical Magazine for over forty years. She became the first artist to depict New Zealand's flora in depth, the first official artist of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and the second woman to become an associate of the Linnaean Society. The standard author abbreviation M.Sm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.John Nugent Fitch was a British botanical illustrator and lithographer, best known for his contribution of 528 plates to The Orchid Album, a landmark work of eleven volumes published between 1872 and 1897. Fitch was the nephew of botanical artist Walter Hood Fitch (1817–1892). Fitch also contributed to Curtis's Botanical Magazine from 1878, joining a select group of illustrators such as William Kilburn, James Sowerby, Sydenham Edwards, William Jackson Hooker and Walter Hood Fitch. Fitch also produced plates for Lepidoptera Indica by Frederic Moore. He was also employed by Trevor Lawrence to paint pictures of his orchids. Fitch was elected a fellow of the Linnean Society in 1877 The Print:The drawing & composition are fluid, bold, lyrical, the coloring is subtle & delicate. It's a beautiful plate, full of the passion that the early flower painters, botanists & gardeners had for these amazing flowers, many of which were discovered in the pristine reaches of the ever-expanding British Empire & by intrepid explorers of the time.These gorgeously drawn, engraved & water-colored original prints were presented on their page with consistently balanced, beautiful compositions.Condition:Appears to be in good to excellent condition. The hand-coloring remains sharp & brilliant. The folds in this one are as-issued, as it's a 'fold-out' & much larger than the rest which were octavo-sized bookplates, thus the print could be folded in to fit the size of the volume it was bound in.These prints are very old & may have minor imperfections expected with age, such as some typical age-toning of the paper, oxidation of the old original watercolors, spots, text-offsetting, artifacts from having been bound into a book, etc. Please examine the photos & details carefully.Text Page(s): This one comes without its original text pages. About this Gorgeous Flower:Lilium nepalense, the lily of Nepal, is an Asian plant species in the lily family. It is native to the Himalayas and nearby regions: northern Thailand, northern Myanmar, Assam, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal, Uttarakhand, Tibet, and Yunnan. It can be found growing on wet forest borders at 1,200 to 3,000 m (3,900 to 9,800 ft).Lilium nepalense grows up to about 1 m high. The bulbs are stoloniferous, and for newly planted bulbs, the shoot will often come up some distance from the planting spot. Flowers are few, often solitary, pendant, with a purple throat. The flowers are generally unscented during daylight hours and heavily scented after dark.Size: 9 x 11-1/2" inches approximately.Shipping: Multiple prints combine into one USPS Flat-Rate envelope. If you'd like to combine & need more time to choose, please send a message & we'll do our best to oblige. If you're assessed multiple shipping for one combined package, we'll endeavor to refund any overage asap. Thanks for Visiting!

Price: 59.63 USD

Location: Great Barrington, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-11-26T05:34:16.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10.15 USD