"WEIGELA ROSEA" (ROSE-COLOURED WEIGELA)"--Original Hand-Colored Lithograph from Paxton's Magazine of Botany

Paxton, Joseph [Samuel Holden]

Published by William S. Orr & Co., London, 1848

About this Item

This is not a complete book--it is a single sheet containing an original antique hand-colored botanical print. Joseph Paxton was perhaps the most significant 19th century English botanist, the designer of the famed Crystal Palace, and the editor of Paxton's Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants. This print is from the 14th volume of that magazine, published in 1848. Drawn and lithographed by Samuel Holden, it is a superb brilliantly-colored example of the flowers in the magazine. The lithograph is accompanied by the original text pages explaining the origin, cultivation, and uses of the flower. The print is clean and bright, with a hint of toning of the background and the usual stab holes along the binding edge. Size: 9" by 6 3/8".

Seller Inventory # W1249

Bibliographic Details

• Title: "WEIGELA ROSEA" (ROSE-COLOURED WEIGELA)"--Original Hand-Colored Lithograph from Paxton's Magazine of Botany
• Publisher: William S. Orr & Co., London
• Publication Date: 1848
• Binding: Paper
• Illustrator: Samuel Holden
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Collectible-Fine
• Book Type: Fine Art Print
• Seller catalogs:
  • Botanical Prints