Rare 1846 Curtis' Botanical Hand-Colored Double Fold-Out Litho FUCHSIA MACRANTHA

Description: Scarce 1889 Hand-Colored Folio Stone Lithograph from: T H EBOTANICAL MAGAZINEO RFlower-Garden Displayed By W I L L I A M C U R T I S Plate: FUCHSIA MACRANTHA Hook. I believe this folio print was published in Curtis's Botanical Magazine for Sir William Jackson Hooker, Reeve Brothers Edition, London 1846. I've been listing a superb collection of these very scarce folio, fold-out, largest hand-colored engravings from this most important publication documenting the discovery of these flowers. The Double-sized fold-out plates were reserved for the showiest, most dramatic, largest flowers. They were very rare in the series, & yet much more rare in the market, as they can often make the most impressive framed wall-art in terms of scale & image & are sought-after if & when one can be found.Included in the images is a page about William Curtis & the Botanical Magazine.This plate is one of the classics of the later Curtis volumes. This one is likely a First Edition print, which are generally very rare. The Publication: The "Botanical Magazine" was first published in 1787 by William Curtis (1746-1799). After the death of William Curtis, the magazine was published by his brother, Thomas Curtis. Later, Samuel Curtis (a son-in-law of William Curtis) became proprietor from 1801 to 1845. The prints in the first volumes were copper plates colored by hand. Some of the later prints were lithographs.Some of the distinguished artists were Sydenham Edwards, John Curtis, William Jackson Hooker, W.H. Fitch, William Graves and Matilda Smith. These prints have a universal beauty and are a lasting documentary contribution to botanical studies. The Artists:Walter Hood Fitch (28 February 1817 – 1892) was a botanical illustrator, born in Glasgow, Scotland, who executed some 10,000 drawings for various publications.[1] His work in colour lithograph, including 2700 illustrations for Curtis's Botanical Magazine, produced up to 200 plates per year. The Print:I'm unable to find a single offering of this original print, so it appears to be very scarce. It's only offered as a reproduction from what I can see. However you can apparently purchase a download of a scan, which quotes business usage at $190, lol. Here we have the original for considerably less...The drawing & composition are fluid, bold, lyrical, the coloring is subtle & delicate. It's a beautiful plate, full of the passion that the early flower painters, botanists & gardeners had for these amazing flowers, many of which were discovered in the pristine reaches of the ever-expanding British Empire & by intrepid explorers of the time.These gorgeously drawn, engraved & water-colored original prints were presented on their page with consistently balanced, beautiful compositions. Condition:Appears to be in good to excellent condition. The hand-coloring remains sharp & brilliant. The folds in this one are as-issued, as it's a 'fold-out' & much larger than the rest which were octavo-sized bookplates, thus the print could be folded in to fit the size of the volume it was bound in.These prints are very old & may have minor imperfections expected with age, such as some typical age-toning of the paper, oxidation of the old original watercolors, spots, text-offsetting, artifacts from having been bound into a book, etc. Please examine the photos & details carefully.Text Page(s): This one comes without its original text pages. About this Gorgeous Flower:Fuchsia macrantha Hook. appears to be a synonym of Fuchsia apetala, which appears to now be called Fuchsia denticulata, a shrub in the family Onagraceae.Fuchsia denticulata is found in Peru and Bolivia, at elevations of 2800-3500 meters growing in moist canyons and around springs; on the eastern Andean slopes in Peru from Huanuco to Cuzco, at elevations of 2500-3400 meters, in cloud forest and among upland shrub vegetation; and on the northeastern Andean slopes in Cochabamba and La Paz, Bolivia at elevations of 2200-3100 meters, in cloud forest habitat. Its pendant flower clusters can vary in color from coral orange, pink, to magenta and lime. Size: 14" x 9" inches approximately.Shipping: Multiple prints combine into one USPS Flat-Rate envelope. If you'd like to combine & need more time to choose, please send a message & we'll do our best to oblige. If you're assessed multiple shipping for one combined package, we'll endeavor to refund any overage asap. Thanks for Visiting!

Price: 59.63 USD

Location: Great Barrington, Massachusetts

End Time: 2025-01-26T23:28:21.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10.15 USD