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New Zealand Parrot-bill. Crimson Glory Pea Clianthus puniceus antique print c1835

New Zealand Parrot-bill. Crimson Glory Pea Clianthus puniceus antique print c1835

by Paxton, Joseph

New Zealand Crimson Glory Pea, or Parrot's Bill. Beautiful Antique Print of Clianthus puniceus, engraved by Frederick W. Smith, and published in London circa 1836 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 considered a landscape gardener, Paxton’s diverse talents gained him a reputation also as an 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 (for which he received his knighthood).

Page size is 23 x 15cm ( 9 x 6 inches). 

Stock Number: apBot40Price: $165.00

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