Vintage Botanical Lithograph, Orchid "Odontoglossum Pescatorei", 24.5" x 19", mid-Twentieth Century, unframed, quality heavy weight paper in archival sleeve
- Lithographic print, "Odontoglossum Pescatorei", 24.5" x 19" unframed
- Mid-Twentieth Century
- Botanical study identification, "Plate XXV", printed on upper right corner
- Initials "W.H.F." (Walter Hood Fitch 1817-1892) signed in the lithographic plate above upper right plant description
- Quality, heavy-weight paper
- Archival sleeve included
Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) was a botanical illustrator, born in Glasgow, Scotland, who executed approximately 10,000 drawings for various publications. His work in color lithograph, including 2700 illustrations for "Curtis's Botanical Magazine", produced up to 200 plates per year. In 1841 Fitch became the sole artist for all official and unofficial publications issued by Kew, the Royal Botanic Gardens.
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