Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892)

Aquilegia Leptoceras Var Chrysantha

Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 1873. 235mm by 145mm (sheet).

Walter Hood Fitch was a Scottish botanical artist. For a short article on him click HERE. Native of South Africa. From Curtis's Botanical Magazine. William Curtis (1746-1799) was a trained pharmacist, in London, who maintained a large garden and devoted himself to the study of its flora. He began publishing the Curtis Botanical Magazine in 1787. Accompanied by original text describing features of the plant, when it was introduced and by whom, and whose collection it comes from. CONDITION : Faint vertical crease.

. Item #3135

Price: $45.00