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C1865
Batemannia Burtii
Artist:
Walter Hood Fitch (1817 - 92)
Rare folio sized orchid lithograph by Walter Fitch from the very rare series by Robert Warner, Select Orchidaceous Plants.  Reference: Great Flower Books p.149 Common name        Cat-face OrchidModern binomial name  Huntleya burtii First described    … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Batemannia Burtii
Date:
C1865
Artist:
Walter Hood Fitch (1817 - 92)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
315mm
x 440mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1865
Description:
Rare folio sized orchid lithograph by Walter Fitch from the very rare series by Robert Warner, Select Orchidaceous Plants.  Reference: Great Flower Books p.149
Common name        Cat-face Orchid
Modern binomial name  Huntleya burtiiÂ
First described         (Endres & Rchb.f.) Rolfe
Distribution            Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Costa Rica.
Biography:
Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892)
Fitch attracted the attention of Sir William Hooker when he was made director of the Kew Gardens in 1841. He stayed there for the next fifty years. Fitch was a quick and extremely industrious artist, his published drawings reached the almost incredible total of 9960.Â
