Greenhouse Collection (#9)

Greenhouses of the city of Paris, Exposition Universelle, 1900 (colour litho)
3099133 Greenhouses of the city of Paris, Exposition Universelle, 1900 (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greenhouses of the city of Paris)

Two enraged elephants on the rampage in London (colour litho)
3099112 Two enraged elephants on the rampage in London (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two enraged elephants on the rampage in London)

Hiding Cupids Message - a woman hides a billet doux under some plants in a greenhouse

Gardener and greenhouse. 19th century

Royal Botanic Society Gardens, Regents Park, London. Date: circa 1900s

Hothouse interior, Botanic Gardens, Regents Park, London. Date: circa 1900s

The Palm-house and Museum, Kew (engraving)
959612 The Palm-house and Museum, Kew (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Palm-house and Museum, Kew)

A greenhouse for John Elliott at Pimlico, London, 1806 (colour litho)
STC255286 A greenhouse for John Elliott at Pimlico, London, 1806 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from Plans, Elevations and sections of Hothouses)

A greenhouse with gothic detailing attached to a neo-classical style house for Richard
STC255290 A greenhouse with gothic detailing attached to a neo-classical style house for Richard Dickinson Esq at Hendon, Middlesex, 1806 (colour litho) by English School

View of Paris: le Jardin des Plantes, c. 1840 (colour litho)
CHT163998 View of Paris: le Jardin des Plantes, c.1840 (colour litho) by Jacottet, Julien (b.1806) & Bayot, Adolphe Jean Baptiste (1810-66); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Making repairs to the Great Conservatory at Chatsworth, Derbyshire in the late 19th
STC171403 Making repairs to the Great Conservatory at Chatsworth, Derbyshire in the late 19th century (b/w photo) by English School

Garden and Lawns, The Grange, Wraysbury, from Thomas Mawsons
STC171142 Garden and Lawns, The Grange, Wraysbury, from Thomas Mawsons The Art and Craft of Garden Making, published 1900 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Mawson

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-82)
BAL5512 Charles Robert Darwin (1809-82) by Collier, John (1850-1934); Down House, Kent, UK; English, out of copyright

Tending the Garden, c. 1860 (colour engraving)
NUL113345 Tending the Garden, c.1860 (colour engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Jardin des Fleurs, Paris (engraving)
5208151 Jardin des Fleurs, Paris (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jardin des Fleurs, Paris)

A desperate man prays on his knees in a greenhouse. Illustration by F. Meaulle after B
XEE4136958 A desperate man prays on his knees in a greenhouse. Illustration by F. Meaulle after B. Borione for " A case of divorce" by Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893)

Public garden of Bordeaux - Jardin public - Bordeaux - engraving around 1867
XEE4158481 Public garden of Bordeaux - Jardin public - Bordeaux - engraving around 1867 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Grand Nave (photo)
733620 The Grand Nave (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grand Nave.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Oscarshal Hot-houses, 1852 (colour litho)
699657 Oscarshal Hot-houses, 1852 (colour litho) by Hanno, Wilhelm von (1826-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chromolithograph depiction of the hot-houses at Oscarshal summer palace)

Pitt Place, Epsom (w / c on paper)
STC468896 Pitt Place, Epsom (w/c on paper) by Constable, John (1776-1837); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pitt place was built in the mid 18th century by Alderman William Belchier)

Sketch for the Crystal Palace, built for the Great Exhibition of 1851
STC255934 Sketch for the Crystal Palace, built for the Great Exhibition of 1851, 1850 (ink on blotting paper) by Paxton, Joseph (1801-65); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

The Conservatory
MAL36401 The Conservatory by Jarvis, W.C.(19th century); Private Collection; eMallett Gallery, London, UK; out of copyright

Geraniums and carnations
RAV33756 Geraniums and carnations by Ravilious, Eric (1903-42); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Citrus trees in a hothouse, from Hesperides by Giovanni Battista Ferrari
STC171623 Citrus trees in a hothouse, from Hesperides by Giovanni Battista Ferrari, engraved by Cammillo Congio (fl.1630), published 1646 (coloured engraving) by Gagliardi

The forcing-house, from De Nederlandze Hesperides by Jan Commelin
STC170866 The forcing-house, from De Nederlandze Hesperides by Jan Commelin, published 1676 (engraving) by Dutch School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The florist (engraving)
967829 The florist (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The florist. Illustration for Sunshine for Showery Days (S W Partridge, c 1895)

Greenhouse (colour litho)
982618 Greenhouse (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greenhouse.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Radiation and conductibility: a glass greenhouse uses one of the properties of glass to
XEE4140145 Radiation and conductibility: a glass greenhouse uses one of the properties of glass to be transparent to light heat and not to dark heat. Anonymous illustration from 1925

Exhibition of azalees in the greenhouses of the city of Paris (Serres d
XEE4136111 Exhibition of azalees in the greenhouses of the city of Paris (Serres d Auteuil) illustration by Gustave Fraipont (1849 - 1923)

Magdalen College and Bridge, Oxford (coloured photo)
3642675 Magdalen College and Bridge, Oxford (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magdalen College and Bridge, Oxford)

Lilian busy with her Flowers (engraving)
2792664 Lilian busy with her Flowers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lilian busy with her Flowers. Illustration for Chatterbox (1884)

Illustration of a garden scene, 1753 (engraving)
497802 Illustration of a garden scene, 1753 (engraving) by Knoop, Johann Hermann (c.1700-69); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

The Conservatory
CH15798 The Conservatory by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Adelaide Maria Guinness, reclining on a Sofa in a Conservatory
CH402158 Portrait of Adelaide Maria Guinness, reclining on a Sofa in a Conservatory, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Hicks, George Elgar (1824-1914); 317.5x236.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Conservatory at Bromley Hill, Kent
GHL35553 The Conservatory at Bromley Hill, Kent by Buckler, John Chessell (1793-1894); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; eLondon Metropolitan Archives; English, out of copyright

Plan and elevation of a green house, and garden designs in the gothic style
STC209659 Plan and elevation of a green house, and garden designs in the gothic style, from The Builders Companion and Workmans General Assistant, published 1783 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Pain

Garden Scene, c. 1820-40 (w / c on paper)
STC84687 Garden Scene, c.1820-40 (w/c on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Chinese, out of copyright

The Orangery at Sorvgliet, from Admirandorum Quadruplex Spectaculum
STC173852 The Orangery at Sorvgliet, from Admirandorum Quadruplex Spectaculum, by Jan van Call (1656-1703), published before 1715 (engraving) (see also 173851) by Schenk

Structure of a hothouse, from Hesperides by Giovanni Battista Ferrari
STC171625 Structure of a hothouse, from Hesperides by Giovanni Battista Ferrari, engraved by Cammillo Congio (fl.1630), published 1646 (coloured engraving) by Gagliardi

A visit to the warm greenhouse of the castle of Malmaison Aquarelle by Auguste Garneray
JLJ4677654 A visit to the warm greenhouse of the castle of Malmaison Aquarelle by Auguste Garneray (1785-1824) 1823 Sun. 0, 16x0, 24 m Malmaison, musee du chateau by Garneray

Tent and Big Glasshouse in the Garden of the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867
ARH199743 Tent and Big Glasshouse in the Garden of the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867 (watercolour on paper) by French School, (19th century); Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, Paris

The old gardener
Anders Ludvigson

The Last Garden
Dragan Jovancevic

Life behind glass
Dirk Eidner

Greenhouse
Faruk Uslu

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