Cooktown Orchid
By John N. Fitch.
Our Frame size is 22" x 25",all sizes are approximate
Produced using only the finest of materials, our fine art paper truly captures the detail and movement of each piece. Beautifully framed using a moulding that will complement any decor.
About the artist . . .
John Nugent Fitch (1840 - 1927), was a botanical illustrator and lithographer, best known for his contribution of 528 plates to The Orchid Album, a landmark work of eleven volumes published between 1872 and 1897. Fitch was the nephew of botanical artist
Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892). Fitch also contributed to Curtis's Botanical Magazine from 1878, joining a select group of illustrators such as William Kilburn, James Sowerby, Sydenham Edwards, William Jackson Hooker and Walter Hood Fitch. Fitch also produced plates for Lepidoptera Indica by Frederic Moore.
