Die Botanische Buchillustration: ihre Geschichte und Bibliographie. Both men also contributed to the monumental English colorplate work, Curtis’s Botanical Magazine.Ĭondition: Generally very good with the usual light toning, wear, soft creases. John Nugent Fitch was the nephew of renowned botanical artist Walter Hood Fitch. … Its appearance was hailed with great satisfaction in horticultural circles throughout the world, and it numbers among its subscribers nearly all lovers of Orchids and many of our leading and most influential horticulturalists. In 1881 he commenced his magnum opus, the Orchid Album, which was projected with the idea of supplying a demand for illustrations of Orchidaceous plants, with botanical descriptions of the plants figured, and notes on their cultivation. by John Nugent Fitch and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In 1882 : a Premier Selection of Prints from the London Natural History Museums Library of Wildlife Publications. A tribute to him, appearing in volume 9, recollects his goals in publishing this important work: Orchids : a Selection from the Famous 'Orchid Album' By Nugent Fitch, First Publ. It was published by Benjamin Samuel William. Many of the orchids illustrated by Fitch in his watercolors have since gone extinct and others are extremely rare.The cultivation of orchids was all the rage in late Victorian England and on the continent and several orchid societies thrived. The Orchid Album (18821897), with descriptions of new and rare orchidaceous plants and beautiful illustrations by John Nugent Fitch.14 That same year. Huge greenhouses were built a time that Britain was experiencing very active foreign trade in exotic botanical specimens which led to a proliferation of illustrated periodicals for horticulturists at every level of experience. The striking beauty of Fitch's orchid illustrations contributed to orchid mania that swept through Victorian Britain. John Nugent Fitch (1840-1927) was a British botanical illustrator and lithographer, best known for his contribution of 528 plates to The Orchid Album, but he also contributed to Curtis's Botanical Magazine from 1878. A discount is available for purchase of multiple prints.
They would make a striking display grouping. There is another Fitch orchid lithograph listed on 1stdibs that is framed and matted identically to this one, although one is in a landscape orientation and the other in a portrait orientation. Follow Artists you like an keep track of their lots. Get notified when an auction goes live.
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Download our App - Place and manage your bids from anywhere. The original English descriptive text page is included in a mylar sleeve attached to the back of the frame. 11 Volumes, The Orchid Albums, 1882-97 By R.Warner, B.S. The print is presented in a soft green-colored ribbed wood frame and a cream-colored French mat, embellished by a green marble-patterned highlight band. His original drawings are in the Natural History Museum in London. Andrews and John Nugent Fitch (1840-1927): The Orchid Album: Fourteen Plates. The Orchid Album was illustrated by the master orchid illustrator, John Nugent Fitch. This beautiful, original hand-colored orchid lithograph entitled "Odontoglossum Crispum Alexandrae Reginae" Orchids by John Nugent Fitch is plate 264 in Robert Warner's publication 'The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants', published in London between 18. This beautiful, original hand-colored orchid lithograph entitled 'Odontoglossum Aspersum' Orchids by John Nugent Fitch is plate 245 in Robert Warners publication The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants, published in London between 18.
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