![]() Many of the orchids illustrated by Fitch in his watercolors have since gone extinct and others are extremely rare. Huge greenhouses were built a time that Britain was experiencing very active foreign trade in exotic botanical specimens which led to a proliferation of illustrated periodicals for horticulturists at every level of experience. The striking beauty of Fitch's orchid illustrations contributed to orchid mania that swept through Victorian Britain. John Nugent Fitch (1840-1927) was a British botanical illustrator and lithographer, best known for his contribution of 528 plates to The Orchid Album, but he also contributed to Curtis's Botanical Magazine from 1878. A discount is available for purchase of multiple prints. They would make a striking display set of two or three. There are two other Fitch orchid lithographs framed and matted identically to this one that are listed on 1stdibs. JOHN NUGENT FITCH (1836-1895) The Orchid Album:Six Plates six lithographs with hand-coloring, 1882-97,on wove paper, published by B.S. The original English descriptive text pages are included in a mylar sleeve attached to the back of the frame. There is a faint spot on the right and another on the left, but the print is otherwise in excellent condition. The print is presented in a gold-colored wood frame embellished with a beaded inner trim and a cream-colored silk mat, a black inner mat and a gold fillet. Lycaste Harrisoniae Eburnea orchids, also know as Harrison's Bifrenaria, are found in nature in the coastal region of Brazil. His original drawings are in the Natural History Museum in London. The Orchid Album was illustrated by the master orchid illustrator, John Nugent Fitch. Many of the orchids illustrated by Fitch in his watercolors have since gone extinct and others are extremely rare.This beautiful, original hand-colored orchid lithograph entitled "Lycaste Harrisoniae Eburnea" Orchids by John Nugent Fitch is plate 100 in Robert Warner's publication 'The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants', published in London between 18. ![]() They would make a striking display grouping. There is another Fitch orchid lithograph listed on 1stdibs that is framed and matted identically to this one, although one is in a landscape orientation and the other in a portrait orientation. ![]() The original English descriptive text page is included in a mylar sleeve attached to the back of the frame. ![]() The print is presented in a soft green-colored ribbed wood frame and a cream-colored French mat, embellished by a green marble-patterned highlight band. This beautiful, original hand-colored orchid lithograph entitled "Odontoglossum Crispum Alexandrae Reginae" Orchids by John Nugent Fitch is plate 264 in Robert Warner's publication 'The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants', published in London between 18.
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