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The Primrose.

Order Item FWF-P10

$20.00

Antique botanical print from series titled "Familiar Wild Flowers" published by Cassell and Company, Ltd between 1878-1884. Illustrated and described by Frederick Edward Hulme who was born March 1841 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England and moved to London in 1844. He began studying art at South Kensington in 1858. In 1870 he was hired as art and drawing master at Marlborough College. In 1886 he was made professor of geometrical drawing at King's College. In 1896 he was made professor of geometrical and freehand drawing, again at King's College. He published and illustrated several works before passing away April 1909 in Kew, England.

This particular print is of a flowering plant, Primula vulgaris. The Primrose has a very unusual colour, a delicate sulphur tint over the greatest part of each petal and a spot of rich, deep clear yellow at the base. Curiously, the wings of the beautiful male Brimstone Butterfly are the same sulphur tint, with an even deeper yellow spot in the center. It has been stated that the leaves of the Primrose are eagerly eaten by the common silkworm. Should such be the case, the fact has certain value as their leaves can be more accessible than those of the mulberry, the food commonly sought after.

Print measures 5" wide X 7 1/2" tall and is in excellent condition for the age. Four descriptive text pages containing two charming black and white drawings are included with the purchase of this fine print.

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