Hibiscus syriacus Flore pleno Large folio: 35 x 27.3 cm Lithograph in the Crayon Manier. Published ca 1860. Anton Hartinger was born in Vienna. He was a member of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1843 to 1851 & a pioneer in the field of chromolithography. in his still lifes he often combined traditional with more exotic flowers, reflecting the great upsurge in plant collecting, cultivation & botanical illustration taking place within the artist’s lifetime. in 1859 he was given the title k. k. Hof Chromo-Lytograf & began work as a publisher. Minor smudging to outer edges. Antique Original From 1860 C Anton Hartinger | B1806 Bouquet Stone Lithograph Hand Coloured. Folio - Botany
