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Fine art prints by Houtte, Louis van

Louis van Houtte was the proprietor of the largest nursery of its time on the continent. At the height of European orchid mania in 1845 he despatched plant collectors to the Americas to search for orchids and other exotic plants. Van Houtte produced plants for European conservatories and royalty. By the 1870s van Houtte's nursery was flourishing, covering 14 hectares and comprising 50 greenhouses. Van Houute founded several high quality botanical periodicals to advertise the plants he sold. Many of the beautiful prints were created by his own printing office in the middle of the gardens, the Horto van Houtteano. His illustrations of plants are especially notable for the craftsmanship of the Belgian lithographers Severeyns, Stroobant and De Pannemaker, who had mastered the art of color printing from stone.

Our fine art prints are inspired by antique illustrations. We make them with superb pigmented inks and heavyweight German fine art paper made from 100% cotton and spring water.

Vintage floral art inspired by an 1850s lithograph by Louis van Houtte.Features a Giant Water Lily (Nymphaea gigantea). Nymphaea gigantea is native to Australia and New Guinea. The plant is a tropical and substropical species. Its leaves grow up to 75 cm in diameter, and the large flowers are blue-w..
US$20.00
Vintage floral art inspired by an 1850s lithograph by Louis van Houtte.Features a beautiful Blue Lotus flower or water lily (Nymphaea thermalis). The Blue Lotus flower is often shown in Egyptian art in connection with party scenes, dancing and magical rites. In modern culture, blue lotus flowers are..
US$20.00
Vintage floral art inspired by an 1850s lithograph by Louis van Houtte.Features Clematis lanuginosa, prized by gardeners for their showy flowers. It is endemic to Zhejiang province in eastern China and was first discovered by the plant hunter Robert Fortune in 1850 who sent plants back to England. I..
US$20.00
Vintage floral art inspired by an 1850s lithograph by Louis van Houtte.Features a Giant Water Lily (Victoria Regia) with its leaf uptruned to reveal the underneath. The first published description of the giant water lily was by John Lindley in 1837, based on specimens returned from British Guiana by..
US$20.00
Vintage floral art inspired by an 1850s lithograph by Louis van Houtte.Features a Giant Water Lily (Victoria Regia). The first published description of the giant water lily was by John Lindley in 1837, based on specimens returned from British Guiana by Robert Schomburgk. Lindley named the genus afte..
US$20.00
Vintage floral art inspired by an 1850s lithograph by Louis van Houtte.Features a Giant Water Lily (Victoria Regia). The first published description of the giant water lily was by John Lindley in 1837, based on specimens returned from British Guiana by Robert Schomburgk. Lindley named the genus afte..
US$20.00
Vintage floral art inspired by an 1850s lithograph by Louis van Houtte.Features a beautiful Night Blooming Lotus flower or water lily (Nymphaea dentata). This has very fragrant flowers...
US$20.00
Vintage floral art inspired by an 1850s lithograph by Louis van Houtte.Features a beautiful lotus flower or water lily (Nymphaea thermalis), a plant variety endemic to the thermal water of the Peţa River (Bihor County, Transylvania, Romania). The rivulet and lake have a constant temperature of 30-31..
US$20.00
Vintage floral art inspired by an 1850s lithograph by Louis van Houtte.Features a Red India Water Lily (Nymphaea rubra)...
US$20.00
Vintage floral art inspired by an 1850s lithograph by Louis van Houtte.Features a beautiful Egyptian Lotus flower or water lily (Nelumbium speciosum). The Egyptian Lotus flower is often shown in Egyptian art in connection with party scenes, dancing and magical rites. In modern culture, Egyptian lotu..
US$20.00
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