JOHN NUGENT FITCH: Orchid lithograph (Laelia Schröderii)

John Nugent Fitch (1840-1927)

Laelia Schröderii

John Nugent Fitch orchid print

Original 19th century orchid print by John Nugent Fitch. Colour lithographic print with additional hand-colouring. Name of the plant in Latin. Very good condition. Bright colours. Sheet dimensions: 28,5 x 22 cm

The Laelia orchids are also known as the Mayflower orchids. They are native to Mexico, West Indies, and Brazil.

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.