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English School 19th Century Watercolour - Bee Orchid

19th Century

Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.

A fine Victorian watercolour of wild primroses, flourishing in a rocky English woodland. The artist has captured each flower with its deep yellow eye and large velvety leaves, buried...

A fine watercolour and gouache flower study, monogrammed 'K.S.' and dated '1889' to the lower right-hand quadrant. Well-presented in a double washline ...

A delicate watercolour illustration of yellow Helianthus, inscribed with famous quotes by American poets Bayard Taylor and James Russell Lowell. Presented in a beautiful gilt-effect ...

A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...

A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, England and had been part of an album of works assembled by the artist during the early 1900's. During the Victorian and Edwardian era in Britain, it was very fashionable for ladies of aristocratic and wealthy backgrounds to draw and paint still lifes of flowers and plants that they had picked or seen in gardens. Many were highly accomplished and extremely talented artists, who sadly were not encouraged to exhibit due to society frowning upon such activities. Artist/ School: Caroline Worsley...

The collage presents a curated selection of Ophrys species, each meticulously illustrated to showcase the distinctive features that characterize these unique orchids. The first ima...

This beautiful, original hand-colored orchid lithograph entitled "Trichosma Suavis" Orchids by John Nugent Fitch is plate 114 in Robert Warner's publication 'The Orchid Album, Compri...