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Australian Chilodia scutellarioides. Pretty Purple Prostanthera. Paxton c.1840.

Australian Chilodia scutellarioides. Pretty Purple Prostanthera. Paxton c.1840.

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by Paxton, Joseph

Antique print of Australian Prostanthera Scutellarioides. Paxton lithograph c1840.

Original hand-coloured lithograph by Samuel Holden, published in London circa 1840 by Sir Joseph Paxton for Paxton's Magazine of Botany & Flowering Plants.

Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-1865) was a hugely talented man. Starting as a gardener at 15 years of age, with no formal education, his skill and enthusiasm were rewarded by promotion at the age of 23 to Head Gardener on the Duke of Devonshire’s Chatsworth estate, one of England’s finest gardens. Although essentially a landscape gardener, Paxton’s diverse talents gained him a reputation as both architect and engineer, particularly for his design of glasshouses. His design for the glass house conservatory at Chatsworth served as a model for Paxton’s design of the Crystal Palace for the London Exhibition of 1851. Apparently Paxton drew the intricate design for this building in under nine days - and was knighted for his efforts.

Size of page 230 x150 mm ( 9 x 6 inches)

Stock Number: apAu.bPax31Price: $220.00