Portlandia grandiflora — Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin

This eighteenth-century botanical plate presents Portlandia grandiflora through a carefully arranged study of elongated flowers, broad foliage, buds, and fruit. Pale trumpet-shaped blooms rise above a horizontal spread of olive-green leaves, their fine linear shading accented by delicate pink edges and small touches of yellow-orange.

The central cluster records several stages of the plant at once, from unopened buds to mature flowers and a dark brown capsule. A separate anatomical detail below the branch adds to the scientific character of the composition. Set against a warm cream ground, the restrained color and precise linework give the illustration the distinctive clarity of late eighteenth-century botanical publishing.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
• Title: Portlandia grandiflora
• Original title: Portlandia grandiflora
• Series: Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia
• Date: Circa 1780
• Period: 18th century
• Place of Origin: Vienna, Austria
• Medium: Hand-colored botanical illustration

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