Lilium Bulbiferum, by H. J. Elwes Spaniel Image: 14 x 19"

Image: 14 x 19"

The plates were often hand colored

These make a wonderful grouping in any dining area or small hallway

In the background of the four full colored reproductions is a vignette suggesting the "gentleman of leisure" wearing his new suit

We have chosen 12 of the most popular plates to reproduce in full color offset

Lilium Bulbiferum, by H. J. Elwes Spaniel Image: 14 x 19"THE VICTORIAN ERA H. J. Elwes (1846 1922), a widely traveled naturalist explorer who first became interested in lilies on a trip to the Himalayas. His folio, "A Monograph of the Genus Lilium" was issued on several stages between 1877 and 1880. The plates were drawn by H. J. Elwes, Lilian Snelling and Margaret Stones. H. J. Elwes wrote the text which included all known lilies at that time. The original folios were primarily hand colored lithographs