Antique Alpine Speedwell and Wulfenia Small Botanical Prints, Set of 8, 1897
This original has been sold. We keep its page here as a record of what has passed through our hands.
- Date
- 1897
- Sheet size
- 7.3 × 4.9 in (18.5 × 12.5 cm)
- Colour
- Printed colour
- Condition
- Good
- Stock no.
- f_51264212
Title: Antique Alpine Speedwell and Wulfenia Botanical Prints, Set of 8, 1897
Description: A charming and beautifully matched set of eight original antique botanical chromolithographs published in Germany in 1897 as part of the renowned Atlas der Alpenflora (Atlas of Alpine Flora). Issued by the German and Austrian Alpine Association, these finely printed botanical plates document rare and characteristic flowering plants of the European Alps with exceptional scientific accuracy and subtle naturalistic coloring.
Edited by Dr. Palla of the University of Graz, the illustrations were based on original botanical studies by the celebrated Austrian artist Anton Hartinger and reproduced using the advanced photolithographic process developed by Nenke & Ostermaier of Dresden. The publication ranks among the finest late nineteenth-century botanical atlases devoted to Alpine flora.
The set includes the following species:
Veronica bonarota (Bonarota Speedwell / Mänderle) Veronica fruticans (Rock Speedwell) Veronica fruticulosa (Shrubby Speedwell) Veronica alpina (Alpine Speedwell) Veronica bellidioides (Daisy-leaved Speedwell) Veronica latifolia (Broad-leaved Speedwell) Veronica aphylla (Leafless Speedwell) Wulfenia carinthiaca (Wulfenia)
Together these plates present an outstanding survey of alpine members of the Veronica genus, concluding with the rare and highly distinctive Wulfenia carinthiaca, one of the botanical treasures of the Austrian Alps.
Each print retains its original German title together with habitat and flowering information, providing valuable botanical and historical context. Their restrained color palette, elegant composition, and scientific precision make them equally suitable for collectors of botanical art, Alpine subjects, natural history, and nineteenth-century scientific illustration.
Displayed together in two rows of four, the prints create a sophisticated botanical gallery wall. Wide ivory museum mats combined with slim walnut, bronze, or black frames beautifully complement their soft chromolithographic colors, making them ideal for libraries, studies, mountain homes, country houses, or contemporary interiors.