{"product_id":"plate-4-anthurium-maximiliani-from-aroideae-maximilianae-1879","title":"1879 Anthurium maximiliani Botanical Print, Plate 4 | Heinrich Wilhelm Schott","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in \u003cstrong\u003e1879\u003c\/strong\u003e, this remarkable antique botanical illustration is \u003cstrong\u003ePlate 4, Anthurium maximiliani\u003c\/strong\u003e, from \u003cem\u003eAroideae Maximilianae\u003c\/em\u003e, an important nineteenth-century work documenting tropical plants of the Araceae family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe publication was based on the botanical research of \u003cstrong\u003eHeinrich Wilhelm Schott (1794–1865)\u003c\/strong\u003e, the distinguished Austrian botanist renowned for his extensive studies of aroids. The work was prepared for publication by Johann Peyritsch and issued in Vienna by C. Gerold's Sohn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated by \u003cstrong\u003eWenzel Liepoldt\u003c\/strong\u003e, this detailed colour lithograph depicts a tall, densely foliaged Anthurium with overlapping heart-shaped leaves and slender reddish flower stalks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike the more diagrammatic plates, the composition gives almost the entire page to the natural growth habit, including the stems and exposed roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLayered olive-green foliage and fine red stems give this unusually naturalistic plant portrait a soft, graceful character. The softly aged paper background enhances the historical character of the original lithograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn appealing choice for \u003cstrong\u003ebotanical wall art\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePlate 4, Anthurium maximiliani\u003c\/strong\u003e would complement a living room, study, bedroom or gallery wall, whether displayed individually or alongside other botanical illustrations from the same 1879 collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Old Map Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54290941116709,"sku":"SCH-ARO-1879-004","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/schott-1879-004-anthurium-maximiliani-01-framed-hero.jpg?v=1793220332","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-je\/products\/plate-4-anthurium-maximiliani-from-aroideae-maximilianae-1879","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}