A Very Victorian Passion: The Orchid Paintings of John Day, 1863 to 1888

Name: A Very Victorian Passion: The Orchid Paintings of John Day, 1863 to 1888
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ISBN: 9780500970157

ISBN-10: 0500970157

ISBN-13: 9780500970157

Edition: 2005

Authors: Phillip Cribb, Michael Tibbs, John Day

List price: $95.00

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"John Day (1824-1888) was an eminent English orchid grower and collector who flourished from the early 1850s until the late 1880s. From 1862 he not only grew orchids but also painted watercolours of the plants in his own collection at High Cross, Tottenham, and in other major collections in and around Victorian London. His paintings of over 2,300 orchids bound in 53 'scrapbooks', constitute a unique archive recording these beautiful flowers, introduced into England from around the world when orchidmania was at its zenith." "Day's paintings are not only beautiful: they are also of real scientific value. Day often sent pressed flowers and copies of his paintings to Professor Heinrich…

Book details

List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Ltd
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 464
Size: 12.25" wide x 8.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 4.950
Language: English