Australian Thysanotus proliferus. Many-flowered Thysanotus Paxton botanical c1838.

by Paxton, Joseph

Many-flowered Fringe Lily with purple flowers antique print. Liliaceae, Hexandria Monogynia family.

Original coloured acquatint, finished by hand for "Paxton's Magazine of Botany & Register of Flowering Plants" published in London c.1838 by Joseph Paxton.

Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-1865) was a hugely talented man. Starting as a gardener at 15 years of age, 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 considered a landscape gardener, Paxton’s diverse talents gained him a reputation as both architect and engineer, particularly for his design of glasshouses. Paxton was knighted for his design of the Crystal Palace for the London Exhibition of 1851. It was built in under 8 months, using a new concept of regular-sized pre-fabricated modules.

Size of page 23 x15 cm (9 x 6 inches)