William Curtis Yellow Lupine antique hand-colored engraving c1790.

by William Curtis

William Curtis, Lupinus Luteus. Beautiful Lupine antique print.

Original hand-coloured copperplate engraving for William Curtis's The Botanical magazine; or FlowerGarden Displayed... published in London c.1790. Illustrations for The Botanical Magazine have always been revered - for their scientific accuracy as well as their beauty.

In 1787 when he was Praefectus Hortis (Horticultural Manager) of Chelsea Physic Garden in London, William Curtis (1746-1799) began publication of The Botanical Magazine “in response.. to solicitations for a work... (combining) Botany and Gardening”. Illustrating botanical specimens from around the world, this publication has been published almost continuously for nearly 240 years - now as Kew Magazine.