JOHN NUGENT FITCH: Orchid lithograph (Anguloa Eburnea)

John Nugent Fitch (1840-1927)

Anguloa Eburnea

John Nugent Fitch orchid lithograph

Original 19th century orchid print by John Nugent Fitch. Colour lithographic print with additional hand-colouring. Name of the plant in Latin.

• Condition: Very good condition. Vibrant colours.
• Dimensions: 28,5 x 22 cm

Anguloa Eburnea, also known as tulip orchid, is native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Suomeksi:

John Nugent Fitchin alkuperäinen orkideakuva 1800-luvulta. Värilitografia, joka viimeistelty käsin. Kasvin nimi latinaksi.

• Kunto: Hyvä antikvaarinen kunto. Eloisat värit.
• Mitat: 28,5 x 22 cm

John Nugent Fitch was a British botanical illustrator and lithographer. With the total of 528 plates, he was the master illustrator of the 11-volume magnum opus Orchid Album, Comprising Colored Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants. All the plates were based on his own original watercolours which are nowadays part of the permanent collection at the Natural History Museum in London.