Wednesday, 24 June 2026

Botanical Artwork & Prints - Part 5

There is not much to say about botanical artwork prints. The prints are usually colour lithographs, the original artworks usually watercolour or gouache. This series features works from the 1560s to the mid 20th Century.

This is part 5 of a 5-part series on botanical illustration:

c1880 Yellow Primrose Flowers
watercolour over pencil by Beatrix Potter

c1880 Roses and Carnations
watercolour over pencil  by Beatrix Potter

c1880 Fruit and Flowers
watercolour over pencil by Beatrix Potter

c1880 Carnations in a jug
watercolour over pencil by Beatrix Potter

before 1881 Lilac
gouache by Eli Christel

before 1881 Iris and Columbine
gouache by Eli Christel

1881 Pollarded Willow Tree
watercolour over pencil by Beatrix Potter

1881 Four Marguerite Heads
watercolour over pencil by Beatrix Potter

1883 A blue vase with pink and white pelargoniums
watercolour by Beatrix Potter

1885 by Elm Tree
pencil and watercolour by unknown

c1900-35 The Window Sill
watercolour on paper by David Wilson

c1900-37 Sunflowers 
watercolour by Jacob Epstein

c1900 Blackcurrants and Raspberries
watercolour over pencil by Beatrix Potter

c1900 A walled garden terrace with view of mountains in the background
watercolour and pen and ink on paper by Beatrix Potter

c1903 Study of a Tree Trunk
watercolour by Beatrix Potter

c1903 Carnations
watercolour and pen and ink by Beatrix Potter

1903 A path on planks through a vegetable patch
watercolour and pencil on paper by Beatrix Potter

1903 A Pear Tree growing against a wall
watercolour by Beatrix Potter

c1905 Garden in Sawrey
watercolour and pen-and-ink on paper by Beatrix Potter

1906 Waterlilies
watercolour and pen-and-ink on paper by Beatrix Potter

1906 Lily Pads
watercolour and pen and ink by Beatrix Potter

1910s Magnolia Flowers
colour woodcut by Mary Emmeline Batten

c1910s-1923 Red Carnations
colour woodcut by Fritz Lang, Germany

c1910s-1923 Cornflowers
colour woodcut by Fritz Lang, Germany

c1910s-1923 Columbine
colour woodcut by Fritz Lang, Germany

c1910s-1923 Bluebells in a Bowl
colour woodcut by Fritz Lang, Germany

c1910s-1923 Blue Dahlias
colour woodcut by Fritz Lang, Germany

c1915-30 Flower piece
watercolour by Vanessa Bell

c1920 Wildflowers
watercolour by Burt Barnes

c1920 Chrysanthemum
colour woodblock print by Yoshhijiro Urushibara, Japan

1930-36 Blossom
watercolour on paper by Jacob Epstein

c1934 Slipper Orchids
watercolour by Lily Blatherwick

c1951 Oats
photograph (gum bichromate print) by George Halford

c1953 Cactus: Adult Female with Young
Photograph (gum bichromate print) by George Halford

Note: Dates were not found for the remainder of this post:

A Bowl of Flowers
 watercolour

A Delphinium and a Moth
bodycolour on black prepared paper watercolour

Cymbidium Eburneum, Cattleya Mossiae and Lily of the Valley
watercolour by Agnes Dundas

Convolvulus Plants
gouache by Eli Christel

Flowers in a decorated bowl
watercolour by unknown

Flowers in a decorated bowl
watercolour by unknown

Flowers in a decorated bowl
watercolour by unknown

Group of Fruits on a Table
watercolour by Eli Christel

Japanese Anemone and Honorine Jobert
watercolour by Agnes Dundas

n.d. Oak Tree
pen and ink wash by unknown

Several flowers and Succulent
watercolour by Robert Yarrow

Tea roses, devoniensis, cyclamen persicum and spirea japonica
watercolour by Agnes Dundas
 

Watercolour study of two Treetops
watercolour by A. Bainbrigge

Monday, 22 June 2026

Botanical Artwork & Prints - Part 4

There is not much to say about botanical artwork prints. The prints are usually colour lithographs, the original artworks usually watercolour or gouache. This series features works from the 1560s to the mid 20th Century.

This is part 4 of a 5-part series on botanical illustration:

1826 Doryanthes Excelsa
watercolour, by unknown

1833 Cacti in a Landscape
watercolour by David Roberts RA

1834 Copy of a mosaic from Ravenna, Italy
(possibly by Ludwig Gruner)
watercolour

1838 Banksia Speciosa
pencil and watercolour by Samuel Holden

published 1843-44 Pink Carnations Dianthus Plumarius,
or Pink
colour lithograph after Jane Wells

 published 1845-49 Remusatia Vivipara
hand-coloured lithograph by Alex Lagarde

c1845 Red Scabious and possibly a Fly Honeysuckle by
Charles Polisch
(medium not given)
 

1847 Engraving of a title pages from a book by Jean Ignace Isadore Gerard (Grandville)

1847 Iris 
gouache by Charles Polisch

c1850 Dicentra Spectabilis (Asian Bleeding-Heart)
by Marie Anne
watercolour on vellum
 

c1850 Dahlias
watercolour by unknown

c1850-86 Pink Flower
watercolours on paper, China

c1850-86 A white lotus flower on a flat green leaf
watercolour on paper, China

1850 Tree at Burnham Beeches
watercolour by "H.P."

1860 Design for a flat decoration e.g. wallpaper, tiles, carpets etc
bodycolour, gouache on paper by Owen Jones

c1861 Flowers, grasses and insects for china decoration
watercolour by Charles Hürten

1861 A Vase of Flowers for china decoration
watercolour by Charles Hürten

1861 A climbing plant with yellow flowers
watercolour by Charles Hürten

1866 Drawing of blue flowers for china decoration
watercolour by Charles Hürten

c1867-1912 Blackberry Blossom
watercolour by Mary Butler

1867-1912 Oleander Blossom
watercolour by Mary E. Butler

c1867 Design for a silk fan, with a large garland of roses and leaves: from the 1867 Paris exhibition
 by Felix Pierre Victoire Alexandre

1868 Study of a Convulvulus plant
watercolour by Frederick E. Hulme

1868 Plant Form
pencil and watercolour by Frederick E. Hulme

1868 Group of Cacti
oil on canvas by Annie Feray Mutrie

1868 Design for a book illustration with the title
 'The Herb-Robert'
pencil and watercolour by Frederick E. Hulme
 

1868 Design for a book illustration with the title
 'The Cinque-Foil' 
pencil and watercolour by Frederick E. Hulme

1868-69 Design for a fan, with grasses, bluebells and butterflies
watercolour on silk by Louisa Colfox

c1869 Design for a fan, with a wreath of poppies and cornflowers
watercolour on silk by Carlotte James
 

c1870 Narcissus and another flower
gouache by François E. Rivoire

c1870 Camellia and Asters
gouache by François E. Rivoire

1870s Photograph Album
albumean print

1870s Photograph Album
albumen print

c1870s Photograph Album
albumen print with a hand-painted watercolour botanical surround

1873-1914 Aquilegia
watercolour by Charlotte Horn Spiers

1873-1914 Apple Blossom
watercolour by Charlotte Horn Spiers

1873-1914 A bunch of Oxeye Daisies
pencil and watercolour by Charlotte Horn Spiers

1873-1914 Hollyhocks
watercolour by Charlotte Horn Spiers

1873-1914 Convolvulus
pencil and watercolour by Charlotte Horn Spiers

1873-1914 Clematis
watercolour by Charlotte Horn Spiers

1873-1914 Chrysanthemums
pencil and watercolour by Charlotte H. Spiers

1873-1914 Japanese Sunflowers
watercolour by Charlotte Horn Spiers

1873-1914 Horse Chestnut
watercolour by Charlotte Horn Spiers

1873-1914 Tulips
watercolour by Charlotte Horn Spiers

1873-1914 Sea Holly
watercolour by Charlotte Horn Spiers

1873-1914 Rhododendron
watercolour by Charlotte Horn Spiers

1873-1914 Poppies
watercolour by Charlotte Horn Spiers

1873-1914 Marigold
watercolour by Charlotte Horn Spier
s

1873-1914 Lilium Speciosum
watercolour by Charlotte Horn Spiers


1879 Four Pansy Heads
watercolour over pencil by Beatrix Potter