Mid 19th Century Jane Wells Loudon Botanical Prints Framed - a Pair

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Victorian Blooms: Pair of Botanical Prints by Jane Wells Loudon,
Plates 11 & 31,
Circa 1843

This exquisite pair of … Read more Victorian Blooms: Pair of Botanical Prints by Jane Wells Loudon,
Plates 11 & 31,
Circa 1843

This exquisite pair of hand-colored lithographs is by the celebrated botanical artist Jane Wells Loudon, originally published in her landmark 1843 work, The Ladies' Flower-Garden.

The prints feature delicate, beautifully composed groupings of blooming flowers, captured with both scientific accuracy and a highly decorative eye. Elevating their display, each artwork is elegantly presented in a custom dark wood frame, complemented by a classic French matte and an inner gilt slip.

Measurements:
Height: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Width: 15 inches (38.1 cm)

Provenance: Retains a paper label on the reverse from the well respected The Old Print Shop, New York.

Historical Context: Jane Loudon and the Victorian Garden

Jane Wells Webb Loudon (1807–1858) profoundly shifted the landscape of 19th-century horticulture. Prior to her publications, gardening manuals were highly technical, densely written, and aimed almost exclusively at male professionals and wealthy estate owners. Loudon recognized a growing desire among middle-class Victorian women to actively cultivate and understand their own domestic gardens.

To bridge this gap, she authored The Ladies' Flower-Garden series, combining accessible, engaging horticultural advice with her own spectacular illustrations. Breaking away from traditional botanical prints that depicted single plants in stark, scientific isolation, Loudon artfully arranged her subjects into charming, bouquet-like groupings. This innovative, highly aesthetic approach made her books wildly popular, and her lithographs have been prized by collectors and decorators ever since.

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