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C1860
Gigantic lily (Doryanthes excelsa)
Artist:
Walter Fitch (1817 - 1892)
Scarce colonial lithograph of the Gymea Lily. Common: Gymea lilyModern binomial name: Doryanthes excelsaFirst described: Correa 1802 Distribution: NSW (The genus Doryanthes was first described in 1802 by the Portuguese priest, statesman, philosopher and botanist José Francisco Correia de Serra (1750–1823), a close … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Gigantic lily (Doryanthes excelsa)
Date:
C1860
Artist:
Walter Fitch (1817 - 1892)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
115mm
x 170mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1860
Description:
Scarce colonial lithograph of the Gymea Lily.
Common: Gymea lily
Modern binomial name: Doryanthes excelsa
First described: Correa 1802
Distribution: NSW
(The genus Doryanthes was first described in 1802 by the Portuguese priest, statesman, philosopher and botanist José Francisco Correia de Serra (1750–1823), a close friend of Sir Joseph Banks. )
Biography:
Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892)
Fitch attracted the attention of Sir William Hooker when he became 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. He was the sole draughtsman & lithographer for the Botanical Magazine for forty three years. He was the last of the giants of C19th botanical artists.
