{"product_id":"lotus-libyen-richard-duppa","title":"Libyan Lotus botanical art print — Richard Duppa","description":"Libyan Lotus — Richard Duppa\n\nThis botanical plate comes from Richard Duppa’s Illustrations of the Lotus of Antiquity, published in London by T. Bensley in 1813. Its printed caption identifies the subject by the historical name Rhamnus lotus Linn. and the English title Libyan Lotus.\n\nAgainst a cream ground, a thorny shrub extends its branches, oval green leaves and small pale flowers. Separate details along the lower margin show the floral structures, green fruit and stones. The scientific composition therefore depicts a woody plant rather than an aquatic lotus.\n\nThe hand-coloured engraving belongs to a series devised to compare plants called “lotus” in ancient texts with their botanical identification. Fine linework and the methodical arrangement of details combine natural-history observation with the editorial elegance of the early nineteenth century.\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/richard-duppa-art-prints\"\u003eRichard Duppa art print collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artem Legrand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55413952250181,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/1707\/9365\/files\/Richard_Duppa_-_Libyan_Lotus_cadre.webp?v=1755795473","url":"https:\/\/www.artemlegrand.nl\/en\/products\/lotus-libyan-richard-duppa","provider":"Artem Legrand","version":"1.0","type":"link"}