Lilium Bulbiferum, by H. J. Elwes Spaniel In the background of the

In the background of the four full colored reproductions is a vignette suggesting the "gentleman of leisure" wearing his new suit

The plates were often hand colored

Pineapples are two unusual examples from George Brookshaw's Pomona Britannica published in 1812

Although the artists were not identified

Lilium Bulbiferum, by H. J. Elwes Spaniel In the background of theTHE VICTORIAN ERA H. J. Elwes (1846 1922), a widely traveled naturalist explorer who first became interested in lilies on a trip to the Himalayas. His folio, "A Monograph of the Genus Lilium" was issued on several stages between 1877 and 1880. The plates were drawn by H. J. Elwes, Lilian Snelling and Margaret Stones. H. J. Elwes wrote the text which included all known lilies at that time. The original folios were primarily hand colored lithographs