Bidspirit auction | Alpine Plant engravings by AF

Alpine Plant engravings by AF Lydon & B Fawcett 1872 - This beautiful wood engraving is from Alpine Plants: Figures and Descriptions of some of the Most Striking and Beautiful of the Alpine Flowers by David Wooster, F.R.H.S. Published by Bell and Daldy, London 1872. This exquisitely coloured wood engraving (xylographs) was made from multiple blocks, prepared and printed by Benjamin Fawcett of Driffield, based on the watercolor paintings of Alexander Francis Lydon. Size: Approx. 6.5 in X 9.5in (16.5cm x 24cm)