The Oppenheimer Editions print of Moore Pl. 1, Polypodium vulgare; P. vulgare acutum; P. vulgare bifidum captures the subtle texture and nuanced detail of the fern.
Printed with archival pigments of rag watercolor paper, this modern facsimile print retains the elegant detail of Moore’s original artwork. Refresh your space with this verdant addition!
About The Ferns of Great Britain
Thomas Moore’s publication The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland comprises 51 plates depicting the various fern species found throughout the noted geographical area. This publication is unique in that a new printing technique called electroplating was combined with old-world engraving to produce veristic representations of the various fern species.
Among the finest examples of nature printing, the technique combined old-world engraving with new scientific applications of electroplating. Pioneered by The Imperial Printing Office in Vienna, the nature printing process employed in this folio involved pressing a natural object into a lead plate. Since lead is soft and degenerates easily, to print the folio, an exact copy of the lead plate was made in copper by the electrotype method. The result was fine engravings that conveyed the realism of an impression made directly from the pressed plant.
About Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore (1821—1887) was a British botanist, author, and curator of the notable Chelsea Physic Garden, where he observed and documented an increased number of fern species. Moore compiled the fern specimens and spearheaded the publication of a monograph on The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland, for which he also wrote the accompanying text.
About Oppenheimer Editions
Established in 1999, our publishing company Oppenheimer Editions was developed in order to produce modern facsimiles of historic works of art. Marrying cutting-edge digital printing technologies with canonical works of art, Oppenheimer Editions has partnered with prestigious museums to make their holdings accessible to the public as fine art prints. Works from the New-York Historical Society’s unrivaled collections of John James Audubon’s watercolors and the Hudson River School paintings are examples of art that otherwise would be unobtainable.
Among the institutional collections we have partnered with are the American Museum of Natural History, the Field Museum, and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Our Oppenheimer Editions prints are not mere reproductions. Rather, they are limited-edition fine art prints made with the finest quality archival pigments on rag watercolor paper and executed to exacting standards.
For more information about Moore Pl. 1, Polypodium vulgare; P. vulgare acutum; P. vulgare bifidum, email us at [email protected] or check out our article The Historical Significance of Botanical Illustration and Evolving Impressions – Unfolding the History of Prints as Art Objects and Collectibles.
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