John Curtis – Wax Mallow – Engraving (19th Century)

"Wax Mallow" presents a botanical study illustrating a flowering branch bearing a solitary upright red blossom, broad lobed green foliage, and ripe red fruit clusters. The composition exemplifies nineteenth-century British botanical engraving created to document exotic flora and ornamental greenhouse specimens for prestigious horticultural publications. 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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