Botanicals

These prints bring together close studies of plant and marine forms, from richly colored flower portraits to detailed scientific drawings of simple sea creatures. Petals, stems, and cellular structures are rendered with the same careful attention, giving the set a precise, almost diagrammatic calm. The palette ranges from soft floral tones to stark black and white line work.

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Four potted auricula flowers in deep red, blue, yellow, and white displayed against a mountainous landscape background.
Robert John Thornton
A Group of Auriculas
1799 · coloured plate engraved in aquatint, stipple and line

From $70.00
Botanical illustration depicting five hyacinth flower clusters in white, pale pink, dark blue, and black against a landscape background with a river.
Robert John Thornton
Hyacinths
1799 · coloured plate engraved in aquatint, stipple and line

From $70.00
A detailed botanical illustration depicting a star-shaped flower with burgundy and pale green striped petals, surrounded by coniferous trees and mountains in the background.
Robert John Thornton
The Maggot-bearing Stapelia
1799 · coloured plate engraved in aquatint, stipple and line

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A botanical illustration depicting various roses in pink, red, white, and yellow with green foliage, a dragonfly, bird, and nest against a cloudy landscape background.
Robert John Thornton
Roses
1799 · coloured plate engraved in aquatint, stipple and line

From $70.00
A dramatic botanical illustration of a deep purple Dragon Arum flower with green leaves against a stormy mountainous sky.
Robert John Thornton
The Dragon Arum
1799 · coloured plate engraved in aquatint, stipple and line

From $70.00
Two potted auricula plants with clustered white and yellow flowers against a misty mountainous landscape background.
Robert John Thornton
A Group of Auriculas II
1799 · coloured plate engraved in aquatint, stipple and line

From $70.00
A tall flowering plant with red fern-like blooms centered in a mountainous landscape with hummingbirds and ferns.
Robert John Thornton
Large Flowering Sensitive Plant
1799 · coloured plate engraved in aquatint, stipple and line

From $70.00
Ernst Haeckel's scientific illustration of various calcispongia specimens rendered in detailed black and white engraving against a dark background.
Ernst Haeckel
Illustration of Calcispongiae

From $70.00
A Chinese pheasant with yellow, red, and blue plumage perches among purple peonies and red flowers against a cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Purple peony with Chinese pheasant
hand-colored engraving

From $70.00
A blue-winged yellow bird perches among branches of pink flowering cherry blossoms with green needle-like leaves against a pale background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Flowering cherry with blue winged yellow bird
hand-colored engraving

From $70.00
A botanical illustration depicting red and white lotus flowers with green stems and leaves, accompanied by a small brown frog in water.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Red lotus with frog
hand-colored engraving

From $70.00
A botanical illustration depicts a red cockscomb flower with green leaves, accompanied by a praying mantis and small insects, against a cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Cockscomb with praying mantis
hand-colored engraving

From $70.00
A blue bird with a pink breast perches on a gnarled branch of yellow jasmine flowers beside a grey scholar's rock.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Yellow jasmine with bird and scholar's rock
hand-colored engraving

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Botanical illustration featuring orange dahlias with green leaves, blue rocks, grass, and a dragonfly against a cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Orange Dahlia with dragonfly
hand-colored engraving

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A small brown bird perches among branches of pink and white clustered flowers with green leaves against a pale background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Pink Viburnum with bird
hand-colored engraving

From $70.00
Botanical illustration of arrowhead plant with white flowers and broad leaves, alongside aquatic insects and underwater vegetation in green and blue tones.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Arrowhead
hand-colored engraving

From $70.00
A botanical illustration depicting a grapevine with dark purple grapes, green leaves, and a small brown and white bird perched on a branch against a cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Grapes on vine with bird
hand-colored engraving

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Red and white striped poppy with moth
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Red and white striped poppy with moth
hand-colored engraving

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Botanical illustration of Aristea plant with blue flowers, green striped leaves, brown bulb, and two insects against cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Aristea
hand-colored engraving

From $70.00
A red lotus flower with green leaves and a mandarin duck swimming below, rendered in watercolor against a cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Red lotus with mandarin duck
hand-colored engraving

From $70.00
Botanical illustration of alstroemeria plant with red and white flowers, green foliage, butterfly, and bee on cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Alstromeria with butterfly
hand-colored engraving

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A blue bird perches on a weathered tree stump beside red flowers and green foliage against a cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Caesalpinia pulcherrima with blue bird
hand-colored engraving

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A botanical illustration of nasturtium plants featuring round green leaves and red flowers against a cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Nasturtium
hand-colored engraving

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A white egret stands among aquatic plants, rocks, and yellow water crowfoot flowers against a pale cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Water crowfoot with egret
hand-colored engraving

From $70.00