Lilium Martagon var dalmat, by H. J. Elwes Shailerprovence Rose Herring and John Widdas

Herring and John Widdas

Cut apart and framed individually they make a wonderful grouping

Seba collected thousands of new and exotic examples of Natural History

We have reproduced in full color six of the hand colored Japanese Fishes images that appeared in the publication

Image: 14 x 21"            Paper: 19

Lilium Martagon var dalmat, by H. J. Elwes Shailerprovence Rose Herring and John WiddasTHE VICTORIAN ERA H. J. Elwes (1846 1922), a widely traveled naturalist explorer who first became interested in lilies on a trip to the Himalayas. His folio, "A Monograph of the Genus Lilium" was issued on several stages between 1877 and 1880. The plates were drawn by H. J. Elwes, Lilian Snelling and Margaret Stones. H. J. Elwes wrote the text which included all known lilies at that time. The original folios were primarily hand colored lithographs