Lemaire Chromolithograph 1851 Pachira alba

Pachira alba
6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches
LJ37 $35

We are currently offering a selection of prints from Illustration Horticole and Jardin Fleuriste published in Ghent, Belgium starting in 1851. It was a time in Europe when the race to discover new plants and bring new cultivars to a never satiated public was in full swing. Charles Lemaire, a prominent botanist & professor, collaborated on many of the seminal works of the day. The brilliant chromolithographs are hand finished with gum arabic and are very bright.

The relevant descriptive text is provided whenever possible. Sometimes it may be a copy due to the way the descriptions were sometimes back-to-back. The condition of these prints is excellent, with the paper generally quite white & the colors very vivid. On some there may be slight marginal foxing.