After George Loddiges (1786-1846)

Loddiges - Petrophila Trifada

Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 1832. 167mm by 98mm (platemark). Engraving of Australian native plant from Loddiges Botanical Cabinet.
The Loddiges family managed one of the most notable of the eighteenth and nineteenth century plant nurseries that traded in and introduced exotic plants into European gardens.The nursery rose to great prominence during the early nineteenth century under George Loddiges (1786-1846) who published in his serial numbers of The Botanical Cabinet 2000 coloured plates of rare plants introduced into its hothouses and gardens from around the world.With original descriptive text." Item #474

Price: $120.00