Hillia Parasitica — Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin

Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin’s Hillia parasitica presents a slender flowering plant against an expansive warm cream ground. A gently curving green stem carries broad olive leaves defined by fine dark veins, while delicate roots emerge near its base. Above the foliage, a long flower stalk ends in a pale six-part, star-shaped bloom with a dark central accent.

The specimen’s restrained scale leaves much of the sheet open, creating a quiet composition in which botanical precision and negative space are equally important. A small isolated floral detail appears beside the main plant, reflecting the descriptive purpose of historical botanical illustration. Published as plate 97 in Jacquin’s Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia, the work records a member of the Rubiaceae family with unusual clarity and economy.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
• Title: Hillia parasitica
• Original title: Hillia parasitica
• Series: Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia
• Date: 1780–81 edition
• Period: 18th century
• Place of Origin: Europe
• Medium: Hand-colored botanical plate

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• Paper weight: 200 gsm (80 lb).
• Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
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• Frame dimensions: Approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) deep and 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide.
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