Jane Loudon, Plate 88 (“Foxglove”). The Ladies’ Flower Garden… London, 1850
$495.00
Nineteenth century ladies of good breeding studied watercolor drawing. Jane Webb Loudon (1807-1858) was no exception. However, in her case, the activity was much more than a diversion. Jane’s father died when she was only 17 and the commercial success of her books kept her from poverty. She produced decorative books of flowers based upon her own paintings. They were intended for an audience of amateur lady gardeners. The volumes, published between 1840 and 1846, were titled The Ladies’ Flower Garden of Ornamental Annuals, …Bulbous Plants, …Perennials and …Ornamental Greenhouse Plants. They were so popular that they went into a second printing in 1850.
11.5 x 9 inches inches, sheet.
Hand colored lithograph.
Archivally framed in curly maple frame.
Excellent condition.
1 in stock
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