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Australian Gompholobium polymorphum, Twining Glory Pea. Joseph Paxton, c1837.

Australian Gompholobium polymorphum, Twining Glory Pea. Joseph Paxton, c1837.

by Paxton, Joseph

Pretty botanical engraving of delicate Australian Gompholobium vine.

Original aquatint engraved by Frederick W. Smith from the drawing of Miss Morrish for "Paxton's Magazine of Botany & Flowering Plants", published in London circa 1837 by Sir Joseph Paxton.

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 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 (for which he received his knighthood). Apparently Paxton drew the intricate design for this building in nine days.

Size of page 230 x150mm ( 9 x 6 inches).

Stock Number: apAuJPgomph-polyPrice: $185.00

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