Plumbago Scandens — Antique Botanical Illustration, c. 1780

This elegant botanical illustration presents Plumbago scandens as a beautifully observed flowering specimen, its slender stem rising through broad olive and golden-green leaves toward a delicate cluster of pale blossoms. Fine veins, subtle tonal variation, and the small botanical detail beside the plant preserve the careful observational character of historic natural-history illustration.

Dating from around 1780, the composition combines scientific precision with remarkable visual restraint. Generous negative space surrounds the specimen, emphasizing its graceful structure and giving the artwork a quiet, timeless quality ideal for botanical collections, studies, libraries, and nature-inspired interiors.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
• Title: Plumbago Scandens
• Original title: Plumbago scandens
• Series: Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia
• Date: c. 1780
• Period: 18th century
• Place of Origin: Vienna (Vindobonae), Austria
• Medium: Historical botanical illustration

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