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Old Flower Print of the Frog's-Stomach or Harping Johnny, ca.1800
Old Flower Print of the Frog's-Stomach or Harping Johnny, ca.1800, view 2

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Old Flower Print of the Frog's-Stomach or Harping Johnny, ca.1800, close-up 1Old Flower Print of the Frog's-Stomach or Harping Johnny, ca.1800, close-up 2Old Flower Print of the Frog's-Stomach or Harping Johnny, ca.1800, close-up 3

Framed and on the wall

Old Flower Print of the Frog's-Stomach or Harping Johnny, ca.1800, shown framedOld Flower Print of the Frog's-Stomach or Harping Johnny, ca.1800, shown framed on a wallOld Flower Print of the Frog's-Stomach or Harping Johnny, ca.1800, shown framed in a room

Frame and rooms are illustrations of how the print could look; the description says what is included.

Old Flower Print of the Frog's-Stomach or Harping Johnny, ca.1800

£235 ($315, €280)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1800
Size
18.1 × 11 in (46 × 28 cm)
Condition
Good. General age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
Period
Early 19th century
Section
Reptiles and amphibians
Reference
f_27556732

Antique print titled ‘Sedum Telephium’. Sedum telephium, often called Hylotelephium telephium, orpine, livelong, frog's-stomach, harping Johnny, life-everlasting, live-forever, midsummer-men, Orphan John, witch's moneybags is a succulent perennial groundcover of the family Crassulaceae native to Eurasia. The flowers are held in dense heads and can be reddish or yellowish-white. Original text page included. Source unknown, to be determined.

Artists and Engravers: Anonymous.