John Curtis – Grass-Leaved Star of Bethlehem – Engraving (19th Century)

"Grass-Leaved Star of Bethlehem" presents a botanical study illustrating slender upright stems and linear foliage culminating in a star-shaped pale blossom with delicate lilac accents. The composition exemplifies nineteenth-century British botanical engraving created to document bulbous flowering plants and rare flora for prestigious horticultural periodicals. John Curtis was a distinguished British entomologist and botanical illustrator celebrated for his finely engraved and hand-colored natural history plates illustrating British insects and rare plants. Artist or Maker: John Curtis. Dimensions: Approximately 23 cm x 14 cm. Medium: Engraving. Date: 19th Century.

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