Schomburgkia leuddemani, orchid, antique botanical flower lithograph print
By John Nugent Fitch after Matilda Smith
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Schomburgkia leuddemani', orchid, native to Venezuela. Antique botanical lithograph with original hand-colouring , 1912, lithographed by John Nugent Fitch (1840–1927) after the watercolour by Matilda Smith (1854–1926). From Curtis' Botanical Magazine. Fold-out plate with two vertical folds as issued. 240mm by 300mm (sheet) Matilda Smith (1854–1926) was a botanical artist whose work appeared in Curtis's Botanical Magazine for over forty years. She became the first artist to depict New Zealand's flora in depth, the first official artist of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and the second woman to become an associate of the Linnaean Society. John Nugent Fitch was a British botanical...
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Lithograph
