Antique Floral Botanical Print of a Pink African Corn Lily by Johannes Zorn 1785

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An original 18th century floral botanical print of Ixia maculata, the African Corn Lily, by Johannes Zorn's circa 1785. Presented … more An original 18th century floral botanical print of Ixia maculata, the African Corn Lily, by Johannes Zorn's circa 1785. Presented in archival matt and contemporary solid wood frame with gold finish. Measuring overall 12" x 15".
This lovely botanical engraving is from Johannes Zorn's Dreyhundert auserlesene Amerikanische Gewachse. The work was published in Nuremberg by Raspische Buchhandlung between 1785 and 1789. The work featured plants of America and the West Indies and were engraved on fine chain laid paper with original hand-coloring. The work was strongly composed of reduced engravings of Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin's Selectorum stirpium Americanum historia. The engravings were completed by Louise Romer.
Please view our other antique botanical prints by Zorn framed alike to allow hanging in groupings. less