Antique Print-POLYGALA AMARELLA-BITTER WINGFLOWER-von Essenbeck-1820

This print shows a view on the plant Polygala amarella (formerly also known as Polygala amara or bitter wingflower), belonging to the wingflower family with different flower stages (buds, open flowers and seed pods).

Made by an anonymous engraver after von Essenbeck.

Medium: Lithograph with hand colouring on wove paper. Watermark: yes.

Sheet size: 30.7 x 48.7 cm (12.09 x 19.17 inch). Image size: 30.7 x 48.7 cm. (12.09 x 19.17 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Brown edges. Creases. One fold. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FLOWER-POLYGALA AMARELLA-BITTER WINGFLOWER-BUDS-SEED PODS | RBOS-T.45-LARGE

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published in the Handbuch der Botanik from Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (14 February 1776 – 16 March 1858). He was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Linnaeus. He described approximately 7,000 plant species (almost as many as Linnaeus himself). ca 1820.