Blood-stained dendrobium orchid, Dendrobium sanguinolentum. Native to southeast Asia. Sent by Mr. Nightingale from Ceylon to the Duke of Northumberland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after a botanical illustration by Sarah Drake from Edwards’ Botanical Register, continued by John Lindley, published by James Ridgway, London, 1843.

---

Size: 4616px × 7250px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., 1843, art, artist, asia, barclay, blood-stained, botanical, botany, ceylon, copperplate, dendrobium, drake, duke, edwards, engraving, exotic, female, flower, flowers, garden, gardening, george, handcoloured, illustration, james, john, lanka, lindley, london, native, nightingale, northumberland, orchid, plant, register, ridgway, sanguinolentum, sarah, shrub, southeast, sri, victorian, woman