Australian Chorizema Henchmannii. Henchmann’s Chorizema. Joseph Paxton c1837.

$75.00

Colourful Australian native flora antique print c1837.

Original aquatint engraved c1837 by Frederick W. Smith for Paxton's Magazine of Botany & Register of Flowering Plants by Joseph Paxton.

Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-1865) was a hard-working visionary. Starting as a gardener at 14, with little education, his enthusiasm, ability and application were rewarded by employment when 23 as Head Gardener of the Duke of Devonshire’s Chatsworth Estate – one of England’s finest gardens. Paxton was recognised as botanist, architect and engineer. His design for a glass house conservatory at Chatsworth served as a model for Paxton’s design of the Crystal Palace for London's Great International Exhibition of 1851 – which gained hiim a knighthood. He later became a magistrate and also a member of Parliamant.

This is a lovely engraving. It is a shame that it is somewhat soiled. Price considerably reduced. Size of page 230 x150mm ( 9 x 6 inches)