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Fine Art Print : Encephalartos horridus, Eastern Cape blue cycad
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Encephalartos horridus, Eastern Cape blue cycad
A watercolour illustration of the Eastern Cape blue cycad (Encephalartos horridus), native to South Africa. Original artwork part of the James Yates (1789-1871) collection presented by the Linnean Society, 1914
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21"x14" (+3" Border) Fine Art Print
Bring the beauty of the natural world into your home with our exquisite Fine Art Prints from Media Storehouse. This captivating piece showcases the Eastern Cape blue cycad (Encephalartos horridus), a native South African plant known for its striking blue-green foliage. The intricate details of this watercolor illustration, originally created by James Yates in 1800, are brought to life in high-quality print. Add an elegant touch to any room with this timeless work of art, now available through Media Storehouse.
21x14 image printed on 27x20 Fine Art Rag Paper with 3" (76mm) white border. Our Fine Art Prints are printed on 300gsm 100% acid free, PH neutral paper with archival properties. This printing method is used by museums and art collections to exhibit photographs and art reproductions.
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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 35.5cm x 53.3cm (14" x 21")
Estimated Product Size is 50.8cm x 68.6cm (20" x 27")
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Artwork printed orientated as per the preview above, with portrait (vertical) orientation to match the source image.
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This exquisite watercolour illustration showcases the Eastern Cape Blue Cycad (Encephalartos horridus), a native plant of South Africa, in all its splendour. The painting is an original artwork from the esteemed James Yates collection, presented to the Linnean Society in London in 1914. The Eastern Cape Blue Cycad, also known as the Lauderdale Cycad, is a rare and unique plant belonging to the gymnosperm family, Cycadophyta, and the order Cycadales, specifically the family Zamiaceae. This cycad is native to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, where it can be found growing in the wild in rocky, shady areas. The painting captures the intricate details of the plant's cones, which are a distinctive blue-green colour, and its large, glossy leaves. The cones of the Eastern Cape Blue Cycad are unique in that they are covered in small, sharp spines, giving the plant its common name, "horridus," which means "frightful" or "terrible" in Latin. The painting is a testament to the Victorian era's fascination with the natural world and the meticulous attention to detail that characterised botanical illustration during this period. James Yates, the artist, was a renowned botanical illustrator who spent much of his career documenting the flora of South Africa. His work was widely published and admired for its accuracy and beauty. This painting was once part of the Yates collection, which was housed in Highgate, London, before being presented to the Linnean Society. Today, it remains an important historical and botanical record of the Eastern Cape Blue Cycad and a beautiful work of art in its own right.
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