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Antique Botany Print of Cypripedium Calceolus by Curtis, circa 1817
Antique Botany Print of Cypripedium Calceolus by Curtis, circa 1817, view 2
Antique Botany Print of Cypripedium Calceolus by Curtis, circa 1817, view 3
Antique Botany Print of Cypripedium Calceolus by Curtis, circa 1817, view 4

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Antique Botany Print of Cypripedium Calceolus by Curtis, circa 1817, close-up 1Antique Botany Print of Cypripedium Calceolus by Curtis, circa 1817, close-up 2

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Antique Botany Print of Cypripedium Calceolus by Curtis, circa 1817, shown framedAntique Botany Print of Cypripedium Calceolus by Curtis, circa 1817, shown framed on a wallAntique Botany Print of Cypripedium Calceolus by Curtis, circa 1817, shown framed in a room

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Antique Botany Print of Cypripedium Calceolus by Curtis, circa 1817

£255 ($340, €300)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1817
Size
19.1 × 11.4 in (48.5 × 29 cm)
Condition
Good. General age-related toning. Text page included. Some wear and creasing, blank verso. Please study images carefully.
Period
Early 19th century
Artist or book
Curtis's Botanical Magazine
Section
Botanical
Reference
f_19950182

Antique botany print titled 'Cypripedium Calceolus'. Hand colored engraving of cypripedium calceolus, a ladies-slipper orchid, and the type species of the genus Cypripedium. It is native to Europe and Asia. This print originates from 'Flora Londinensis' by William Curtis.