PINETUM BRITANNICUM

 

THIS MAJESTIC SERIES OF PRINTS COMES FROM A THREE
PART EDITION TITLED 'PINETUM BRITANNICUM' BY W. RICHARDSON,
PRINTED IN 1884, LONDON. THIS SERIES ILLUSTRATES A COLLECTION OF PINES,
MANY OF WHICH WERE TRANSPLANTED TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT BY
HRH QUEEN VICTORIA ONTO HER OSBOURNE ESTATE. SO IMPORTANT WAS
THIS VICTORIAN MASTERPIECE OF HAND COLOURED LITHOGRAPHY THAT
THE GOOD QUEEN BECAME ITS' FIRST SUBSCRIBER.
THIS VERY EDITION IS FROM THE LIBRARY ESTATE OF ANDREW CARNEGIE.
WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE IN THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
ACQUIRE THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THIS WORK.
IN THAT IT TOOK ALMOST 40 YEARS TO COMPLETE, THIS PINETUM IS CONSIDERED
TO BE THE THE MOST IMPORTANT STUDY OF THE ENGLISH NATURALISED
CONIFERS EVER PRODUCED.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT SOME OF THE IMAGES
MAY APPEAR TO HAVE A LIGHT DISTORTION ON THEIR SURFACE, BUT THIS
IS CAUSED BY THE FLASH OF THE DIGITAL CAMERA OFF OF A
GUM ARABIC FINISH THE ORIGINAL ARTISTS USED ON THE PRINT.
ITS PURPOSE IS TO ENHANCE THE SHADOWED REGIONS OF THE PRINT,
AND TO GIVE IT A PERPETUAL 'WET' LOOK. IN REAL LIFE, THE EFFECT IS BREATHTAKING.

PLEASE CLICK ON A GREEN OUTLINED THUMBNAIL BELOW TO VIEW THE LARGER IMAGE

PINE NAME       LATIN NAME	PRICE  $CANADA	LINK TO IMAGE
CEDRUS  DEODARA	950
SEQUOIA WELLINGTONIA	950
CEDRUS  ATLANTICA SOLD	1000
TAXODIUM MONTEZUMAE SOLD	1300
SEQUOIA WELLINGTONIA SOLD	1100
CEDRUS  DEODARA SOLD	1100
PICEA NOBILLIS	1100
ABIES HOOKERIANA SOLD	800
PINUS LARICIO	950
PINUS SABINIANA	1100
PICEA CEPHALONICA SOLD	1000
ABIES  ORIENTALIS	650
ABIES  CARPATICA	850
PINUS TUBERCULATA	1000
ARAUCARIA EMBRICATA	980
PICEA APOLLINIS	980

 

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