J. Watts & M. Hart

Spotted Cattleya, or, Cattleya Guttata, Orchid (Floral Study for Sydenham Edwards's Botanical Register)

J. Watts's original etching, "Spotted Cattleya" is based upon a design created by the British artist, M. Hart. The orchid is also known as 'Cattleya Guttata' Dated 1831, this floral study is printed upon nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins as published in London by James Ridgway for horticulture magazine, 'Edwards's Botanical Register', or, Ornamental flower-garden and shrubbery). "Spotted Cattleya Orchid" is both artistic and accurate and the hand-colouring is superb with its subtle ranges of hues and tones. This is a fine, original, example of early nineteenth century botanical art.

Original Hand-Coloured Etching by the British artists, M. Hart and J. Watts.

Spotted Cattleya or Cattleya Guttata Orchid Original Etching by J. Watts and by M. Hart Floral Study for Sydenham Edwards's Botanical Register

Spotted Cattleya, or, Cattleya Guttata, Orchid (Floral Study for 'Edwards's Botanical Register', or, Ornamental flower-garden and shrubbery)

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Watts, J. (British, 19th c.)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Source	-
01-		Senecio Lilacinus, (Senecio Glastifolius) from the Asteraceae (Aster or Michaelmas Daisy) Family by J. Watts and M. Hart	Original Hand-Coloured Etching	1830	Sydenham Edwards's Botanical Register	Sold
02.-		Broad-Leaved Crinum by J. Watts and M. Hart	Original Hand-Coloured Etching	1830	Sydenham Edwards's Botanical Register
03.-		Lobelia Cavanillesii, Mexican cardinalflower or the Sierra Madre lobelia (Lobelia Laxiflora) by J Watts and Mills	Original Hand-Coloured Etching	Between 1836 and 1842	Benjamin Maund's 'The Botanist'
04.-		Plumeria, Lambertiana, 'Frangipani, Plumeria Rubra' by J. Watts and M. Hart	Original Hand-Coloured Etching	1831	Sydenham Edwards's Botanical Register
05.-		Renanthera Coccinea, Orchid, Scarlet Air Plant by J. Watts and M. Hart	Original Hand-Coloured Etching	1828	Sydenham Edwards's Botanical Register
06.-		Hibiscus Moscheutos or Rose Mallow by J. Watts and M. Hart	Original Hand-Coloured Etching	1832	Sydenham Edwards's Botanical Register
07.-		Spotted Cattleya, or, Cattleya Guttata, Orchid by J. Watts and M. Hart	Original Hand-Coloured Etching	1831	Sydenham Edwards's Botanical Register	Sold

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Title:	Spotted Cattleya, or, Cattleya Guttata, Orchid (Floral Study for 'Edwards's Botanical Register', or, Ornamental flower-garden and shrubbery)
Engraver:	Watts, J (British, 19th c.)
Designer:	Hart, M. (British, 19th c.)
Date:	1831
Medium:	Original Hand - Coloured Etching
Publisher:	J. Ridgway, London
Editor:	Sydenham Edwards, London
Note:	The 19th Century Botanical Engravers: J. Watts was one of the principal British etchers who produced original etchings and engravings after M. Hart's designs for The Botanical Register and Edward's Botanical Register. Unfortunately, not much information is available on many of the 19th century botanical artists because their works were primarily created for scientific and educational purposes. Nevertheless, these etchings were so specialized and meticulous that they have left behind some of the finest records and portrayals of the 19th century floral world. We have now come to regard these engravings as wonderful works of early botanical art. Dated 1831, this original etching depicts the Cattleya Guttata also known as the Spotted Cattleya Orchid. It hails from 'Edwards's Botanical Register', or, Ornamental flower-garden and shrubbery), edited by the famous English botanist, John Lindley (1799-1865), professor of Botany at the University of London, pl 1406, vol. 17.
	The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed was founded by William Curtis (1746-99) and in 1787 was published semi-annually in London. It was the first periodical to provide gardeners with important horticultural information and its quick acceptance by the public inspired half a dozen other magazines by the beginning of the nineteenth century. Along with William Kilburn, James Sowerby and Walter Fitch, Sydenham Edwards was one of the principal artists.
	Some of the greatest botanical engravings of the early nineteenth century were commissioned for a periodical entitled The Botanical Register. It was published in London by James Ridgeway and edited by the famous botanist, Sydenham Teak Edwards (1769 - 1819) who produced many of the engravings and drawings for Curtis' Botanical Magazine until 1815 when Edwards decided to publish his own monthly magazine.
	From its inception in 1815 to the year 1828 The Botanical Register published superb botanical engravings for each issue. All were delicately coloured by hired artists and the larger plates (such as this original example of the spotted cattleya orchid) were folded into the text. The magazine was continued as Edward's Botanical Register from 1828 to 1847. After 1847 the engravings became too expensive to produce and were replaced with lithographs.
	What makes these early and original works of floral art from Edward's Botanical Register so desirable should be obvious at first glance. The engraving is both artistic and accurate and the hand-colouring that was so long ago applied is unparalleled in its subtle ranges of hues and tones. An original engraving such as this example of the spotted cattleya orchid simply ranks among the finest botanical art one may acquire.
	Cattleya Guttata: The Cattleya Guttata, also known as the Spotted Cattleya Orchid, belongs to the Orchidaceae (Orchid) family and the subfamily of the Epidendroideae. An article by (J.L.), John Lindley, the English botanist in Edwards's Botanical Register thanks the Right Honorable Robert Gordon, for sending this flower along with other interesting plants from Brazil. His remarks concerning the flower depicted in this original hand-colored etching partially reads; "The spotting of the flower is remarkably different from any thing that has yet been seen in the same genus" * James Ridgway, London, "Edwards's Botanical Register", pl 1406, Vol. 17. The genus was named by John Lindley after Sir William Cattely. The Cattleya guttata is a native species of Southern Brazil. As can be seen in this etching, the color of the flower varies from greenish yellow to reddish brown with spotting on the segments. The lip is lavender with white to lavender variations in color on the side lobes. There are many varieties of Cattleya and an increasing number of hybrids, their color and size varies considerably as does their beauty.
Source:	Edwards's Botanical Register
Size:	10 X 8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed upon nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins as published in London and dated 1831. Containing the horizontal fold marks, as usual, else a strong impression with fine hand-colouring and in excellent condition throughout. This original engraving from Edwards's Botanical Register represents a prime example of early nineteenth century floral art.
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