African Aloe with spines. Dramatic representational print.

by Bonelli, Giorgio

Aloé Africanus, foliis glaucis, margine, et costa Spinis flavis Sursum versis.

Reproduction printed from a spectacular hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Giorgio Bonelli, originallly printed in Italy between 1772 and 1793 for Hortus Romanus Juxta Systems Tournefortianum Paulo.

One of a pair of striking Aloes. They just need a centrepiece...

To the original plate impression measure 475 x 300mm (18 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches).
(Extreme lower left corner of page slightly bent. Price reduced.)