Description
Original 1825 English Regency hand-coloured botanical engraving depicting the delicate Orobus hirsutus (commonly known as Hairy Bitter Vetch).
This piece is from Volume 10 of Conrad Loddiges’ monumental work The Botanical Cabinet (Plate 990), published in London in 1825.
Engraved by George Cooke and hand-tinted by period colorists to replicate live exotic plants propagated at the world-renowned Loddiges nurseries in Hackney.
The botanical classification text “Orobus hirsutus” is inscribed at the bottom center.
It comes beautifully housed in a premium vintage gilt wood frame with a custom double-mount matting.
Ready to hang.
Delivery for £20 within London or collection nw8 8
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