Watercolor and gouache on pith paper. Tipped onto a backing sheet at each corner and bordered by strips of embroidered fabric. A few splits in the corners but otherwise in good condition. 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches. Accomplished painting of a botanical arrangement, from China for the export market, undated but early 19th century. Beautifully painted with five different flowers and a cute butterfly. More

Watercolor and gouache on pith paper. Tipped onto a backing sheet at each corner and bordered by strips of embroidered fabric. A few splits in the right margin but otherwise in good condition. 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches. Accomplished painting of a botanical arrangement, from China for the export market, undated but early 19th century. Beautifully painted bouquet of flowers with many types of fruits intertwined. More

Uncolored copper engraving. Image measures 10.25" x 6.75", sheet measures 13.75" x 9.5". In very good condition. Striking image of a fruit-bearing mangrove tree being visited by two visitors in a canoe. Potentially by Giovanni Petroschi (1715-1766), a Jesuit Italian engraver, and cartographer based in Rome, but the publication is not known. More

Uncolored engraving. Image measures 10.25" x 6.75", sheet measures 13.75" x 9.5". In very good condition. Beautiful engraving of the cassava plant. A figure at right is harvesting the edible tubers, some of which are being eaten by a dog shown at bottom left. What appears to be a giant cassava tuber resting on the ground is shown behind the tree. Potentially by Giovanni Petroschi (1715-1766), a Jesuit Italian engraver, and cartographer based in Rome, but the publication is not..... More

Nuremberg: Jacob Trew, 1760. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Plate 311. Page measures 13 1/2" x 8 1/2". Mercurialis is a slender woody perennial with medicinal properties. From the German edition of "A Curious Herbal" titled "Herbarium Blackwellianum" which depicts exotic plants from the New World used for medicinal purposes. This edition is a revised and enlarged format engraved by Nicolaus Friedrich Eisenberger and published by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician. Minor scattered staining, aging..... More

Nuremberg: Jacob Trew, 1760. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Plate 213. Page measures 13 1/2" x 8 1/2". A descriptive view of a buttercup with the anatomy of the flower named. This edition is a revised and enlarged format engraved by Nicolaus Friedrich Eisenberger and published by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician. Minor scattered staining, aging to edges. Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) was trained as an artist but untrained in botany. She collaborated with her botanist..... More

London: John Nourse, 1737. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Plate 33. Page measures 15" x 9 1/2". Low growing and adored by bees. Richly colored illustration of a white archangel plant published in "A Curious Herbal" which depicts exotic plants from the New World used for medicinal purposes. Notes in manuscript and some foxing but otherwise in good condition. Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) was trained as an artist but untrained in botany. She collaborated with her botanist husband while..... More

Barcelona: S. Augustini, 1883. Print. Chromolithograph. Sheet measures 17 7/8" x 11 5/8" A beautiful climbing perennial that grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine. Introduced to the Philippines from the Americas. Francisco Manuel Blanco (1778-1845) was a Spanish botanist and Augustinian friar. His publication 'Flora de Filipinas' was the second comprehensive study on flora in the Philippines, following the work produced by Jesuit friar Georg Joseph Kamel. From the second..... More

Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth, 1929. Botanical print. Black and white photogravure. Image measures 10.25" x 7.75". Botanical image of yellow yarrow magnified 15 times. Published in the second edition of Blossfeldt's "Urformen der Kunst." Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) was a botanist who applied artistic principles to the study of plants which resulted in his innovative way of photographing them. Please visit our gallery for more Blossfeldt prints. More

New York: E. Weyhe, 1932. Botanical print. Black and white photogravure. Image measures 11 1/8" x 8 1/2". Image of Chile nettle, enlarged 5 times. Published in the first English edition of Blossfeldt's 'Art Forms in Nature Series Second', Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) was a botanist who applied artistic principles to the study of plants which resulted in his innovative way of photographing them. Please visit our gallery for more Blossfeldt prints. More

New York: E. Weyhe, 1932. Botanical print. Black and white photogravure. Image measures 11 1/8" x 8 1/2". Image of herbaceous plant Cynoglossum officinale, enlarged 12 times. It is a medicinal plant whose roots are used for their astringent and healing properties and for their sedative, calming, and slightly narcotic effects. Published in the first English edition of Blossfeldt's 'Art Forms in Nature Series Second', Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) was a botanist who applied artistic principles to the study of plants..... More

New York: E. Weyhe, 1932. Botanical print. Black and white photogravure. Image measures 11 1/8" x 8 1/2". Beautiful image of Euphorbia helioscopia, enlarged 5 times. These plants produce a milky juice that causes toxic reactions following contact with skin and mucous membranes. Published in the first English edition of Blossfeldt's 'Art Forms in Nature Series Second', Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) was a botanist who applied artistic principles to the study of plants which resulted in his innovative way of photographing..... More

New York: E. Weyhe, 1932. Botanical print. Black and white photogravure. Image measures 11 1/8" x 8 1/2". Image of Phytolacca decandra, is a medicinal plant which can grow up to 12 feet, enlarged 4 times. Published in the first English edition of Blossfeldt's 'Art Forms in Nature Series Second', Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) was a botanist who applied artistic principles to the study of plants which resulted in his innovative way of photographing them. Please visit our gallery for more..... More