Framed 19th Century Botanical Print after Robert Furbers 1730s Engravings "12 Months of Flowers" midecentury floral art timeworn floral still life oil

timeworn floral still life oil painting on canvas

The expressionist style brushstrokes give it a wonderful texture and warmth

The chinoiserie detail of flowers is so beautiful

Probably dating from the 1930s/1940s

Framed 19th Century Botanical Print after Robert Furbers 1730s Engravings "12 Months of Flowers" midecentury floral art timeworn floral still life oilI love Victorian coloured botanical prints and this is a beauty. An original 19th century print of Robert Furber's "September" from the "Twelve Months of Flowers" ctalagoue which was published in 1730. It was a landmark in the history of botanical illustration and one of the earliest examples of a seed catalogue. Robert Furber was a British horticulturalist and his original 12 artworks were large, hand coloured copperplate engravings, one for each