Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Botanical Artwork & Prints - Part 2

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 2 of a 5-part series on botanical illustration:

published 1730
hand coloured engraving, after Castels

before 1740 Wild Olive Tree, Pistachio Tree and Scarlet Horse Chestnut Tree
hand-coloured engraving, after Jacob van Huysum

 before 1740 Weymouth Pine and a Scotch Fir
hand-coloured engraving, after Jacob van Huysum

by 1740 Three-thorned Acacia Tree
hand-coloured engraving, afher Jacob van Huysum

by 1740 Cluster Pine
 hand-coloured engraving, after Jacob van Huysum

1740 Cistus by Georg D. Ehret
watercolour & bodycolour on vellum

1741 Gum Rockrose by George D. Ehret
watercolour & bodycolour on vellum

1742 Clinopodium by George D. Ehret
watercolour & bodycolour on vellum

1743-47 Bignonia
watercolour by Georg D. Ehret

1744 Plumeria
watercolour on vellum by Georg D. Ehret

1744 Lilio Narcissus
watercolour on vellum by Georg D. Ehret

1744 Cedrus Libani
watercolour by Georg D. Ehret

1745 Christmas Rose
watercolour and bodycolour on vellum by George D, Ehret

1745 Balsamina by George D. Ehret
watercolour & bodycolour on vellum

1748 Sherardia, Lilio-Narcissus and Arachidna
hand-coloured print, after George D. Ehret

1748 Abutilon and Convulvulus
hand-coloured print, after George D. Ehret

by 1749 Plumeria
hand-coloured print, after George D. Ehret

1749 Ceratocephalus, Martynia and Narcissus
 hand-coloured ink on paper, after George D. Ehret

1750 Papaya
hand-coloured engraving, after Georg D. Ehret

1755 Acanthus Spinosa
 hand-coloured engraving, after George D. Ehret

published 1557 Study of Amomum and Zingiber
hand coloured print, after George D. Ehret
 

c1764-1800 Tulip Study
watercolour by Mary Rosa RA

c1764-1800 Tulip study
watercolour by Mary Moser RA

c1764-1819 Tulips and another flower
watercolour by Mary Moser RA

c1764-1819 Sprig of Flowers
watercolour by Mary Moser RA

before 1770 Papaya Tree
hand-coloured print, after George D. Ehret

published Globe 1770-77 Flower
hand coloured engraving, after John Miller

1770-77 Helianthus annuus L.
hand-coloured engraving by Johann Sebastian Müller

1770-77 Citrus
 hand-coloured engraving by John Miller

c1770 Sweet Peas
hand-coloured engraving, after John Miller

c1770 Ficus
hand-coloured engraving, after John Miller

1770-90 Yu-Lan
watercolours on paper made in Guangzhou, China
 

published 1780-95 A plate from 'Herbier de la France'
colour engraving after Pierre Bulliard

before 1784 Richmond Park, London
watercolour by George Barret RA

published 1787-1826 Rudbeckia Pinnata
hand coloured engraving, after Sowerby

1790 Windflower
engraving after a watercolour by F. Sansom and Sydenham Teast

1791 Aloe Arborescens
watercolour by A. Power

1799-1801 Maize
engraving for the 'Fleurs dessinées d'après nature'.
Pierre-Francois Le Grand, after Gerard van Spaendonck. France, 1799-1801

c1800 Zantedeschia Aethiopica
watercolour by A. Power

c1800 Peonies
watercolour on vellum by A. Power

c1800 Magnolia Grandiflora
watercolour on vellum by A. Power

c1800  Arum Lily
watercolour by A. Power

1800s - early 1900s Two Purple Clematis Flowers
watercolour by Beatrix Potter

1800s - early 1900s Polyanthus
pencil on paper by Beatrix Potter

1800s Architectural design for an interior decoration 
bodycolour by Owen Jones

1800s Architectural design for an interior decoration 
bodycolour by Owen Jones

1800s Architectural design for an interior decoration 
bodycolour by Owen Jones

1800s Architectural design for an interior decoration 
bodycolour by Owen Jones

cMid 1800s Tree
watercolour by David Hall McKewan
 

cMid 1800s Tree on Riverbank
watercolour probably by David Hall McKewan



Monday, 15 June 2026

Botanical Artwork & Prints - Part 1

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 1 of a 5-part series on botanical illustration:

c1560-75 Strawberry and Emperor Moth
watercolour and bodycolour on laid paper by unknown

c1560-75 Stavesacre: Lavender
watercolour by unknown
(possibly by Jacques Le Moyne De Morgues)

c1560-75 Pomegranate
watercolour and bodycolour by unknown
(possibly Jacques Le Moyne De Morgues)

c1560-75 Millet: Water Chestnut
by unknown (possibly Jacques Le Moyne De Morgues)

c1560-75 Cob-nut
watercolour by unknown
(possibly Jacques Le Moyne De Morgues)

1560-75 Melon
watercolour and body colour by unknown

Before 1629 Book known as Hortus Eystettensis compiled by Basilius Besler:













































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1654 Similacrum Scenographicum / Celeberrimi Horti Itzeinensis
watercolour by Johann Jakob Walther

published 1683 Bouquet of Flowers 
hand-coloured engraving, after unknown

1683 Bouquet of Flowers
hand-coloured engraving after Nicolas Robert

1692-1749 Tulips, roses, poppies etc. in a basket 
watercolour by Jan Van Huysum

Mid 1700s Cereus Cactus
watercolour and gouache on vellum by George D. Ehret

Mid 1700s A woody Landscape
red chalk drawing by François Vivarès

Late 1700s - early 1800s Persian Buttercup
watercolour over graphite by anonymous

1700s Datura
gouache on vellum by Johann Dietzsch

c1710-70 Geranium by Georg D. Ehret
watercolour & bodycolour on vellum
 

c1710-70 Cytisus by Georg D. Ehret
watercolour & bodycolour on vellum

c1710-70 Colutea plant by Georg D. Ehret
watercolour & bodycolour on vellum 

1710-70 Lilio-Narcissus by Georg D. Ehret
watercolour & bodycolour on vellum

1710-70 Geranium by George D. Ehret
watercolour & bodycolour on vellum

1710-70 Gale by George D. Ehret
watercolour & bodycolour on vellum

1710-70 Cistus by George D. Ehret
watercolour & bodycolour on vellum

1710-70 Bauhinia by Georg D. Ehret
watercolour & bodycolour on vellum

1710-70  Aster by George D. Ehret
watercolour & bodycolour on vellum

1730 Double nasturtium, Spanish tree germander and dwarf colutea
colour mezzotint by Jacob van Huysum

1730 Bermudas Cedar
hand coloured engraving after Jacob van Huysum