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Hooker Collection (#6)

"Exploring the Intriguing World of Hookers: From Galway Hookers to John Hooker's Artwork" Grasses sway gently in the breeze

Background imageHooker Collection: Primula Sinensis, 1821-1826 (hand-coloured engraving)

Primula Sinensis, 1821-1826 (hand-coloured engraving)
985707 Primula Sinensis, 1821-1826 (hand-coloured engraving) by Hooker, William (1779-1832); 41.8x28 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Primula Sinensis)

Background imageHooker Collection: The Vagabond King by W H Post and Brian Hooker, music by Rudolf Friml

The Vagabond King by W H Post and Brian Hooker, music by Rudolf Friml. First produced by Russell Janney at the Winter Garden Theatre, Drury Lane, London, 19 April 1927

Background imageHooker Collection: Common savin branch and berry, Juniperus sabina, 1832 (engraving)

Common savin branch and berry, Juniperus sabina, 1832 (engraving)
5856611 Common savin branch and berry, Juniperus sabina, 1832 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James)

Background imageHooker Collection: Red, Blue, and White Lotus, of Hindostan, 1781 (hand-coloured engraving)

Red, Blue, and White Lotus, of Hindostan, 1781 (hand-coloured engraving)
986311 Red, Blue, and White Lotus, of Hindostan, 1781 (hand-coloured engraving) by Forbes, James (1749-1819); 33.6x27.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Red, Blue, and White Lotus, of Hindostan)

Background imageHooker Collection: Winter melon or Valencia melon, Cucumis melo

Winter melon or Valencia melon, Cucumis melo, raised in Spain. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical painting by William Hooker from The Transactions of the Horticultural Society of

Background imageHooker Collection: Dr. Thomsons rhododendron, Rhododendron thomsonii

Dr. Thomsons rhododendron, Rhododendron thomsonii. Copied from Joseph Dalton Hooker, named for Dr. Thomas Thomson. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte

Background imageHooker Collection: Rhododendron lanatum

Rhododendron lanatum. Copied from Joseph Dalton Hooker. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageHooker Collection: Three-flowered rhododendron, Rhododendron triflorum

Three-flowered rhododendron, Rhododendron triflorum. Copied from Joseph Dalton Hooker. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

Background imageHooker Collection: Rhododendron glaucum

Rhododendron glaucum. Copied from Joseph Dalton Hooker. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageHooker Collection: Dwarf rhododendron, Rhododendron pumilum

Dwarf rhododendron, Rhododendron pumilum. Copied from Joseph Dalton Hooker. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageHooker Collection: Rhododendron pendulum

Rhododendron pendulum. Copied from Joseph Dalton Hooker. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageHooker Collection: Noble rhubarb or Sikkim rhubarb, Rheum nobile

Noble rhubarb or Sikkim rhubarb, Rheum nobile. Illustration copied from a sketch by Joseph Dalton Hooker. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

Background imageHooker Collection: Hodgsonia heteroclita flowers, female and male

Hodgsonia heteroclita flowers, female and male. Copied from an illustration by Joseph Dalton Hooker. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

Background imageHooker Collection: Rhododendron falconeri

Rhododendron falconeri. Copied from Joseph Dalton Hooker. Named for Scottish botanist Hugh Falconer. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

Background imageHooker Collection: Red granadilla, Passiflora capsularis

Red granadilla, Passiflora capsularis (Angular-fruited passion flower, Passiflora capsularis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel

Background imageHooker Collection: Cardoon or artichoke thistle, Cynara cardunculus

Cardoon or artichoke thistle, Cynara cardunculus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1828

Background imageHooker Collection: Pale yellow iris, Iris lutescens

Pale yellow iris, Iris lutescens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1828

Background imageHooker Collection: Green-tip forest lily, Clivia nobilis

Green-tip forest lily, Clivia nobilis (Handsome-flowered imatophyllum, Imatophyllum aitoni). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel

Background imageHooker Collection: Clammy-stalked soapwort, Saponaria glutinosa

Clammy-stalked soapwort, Saponaria glutinosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1828

Background imageHooker Collection: Three-leaved Chinese rose, Rosa sinica

Three-leaved Chinese rose, Rosa sinica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1828

Background imageHooker Collection: Brown epidendrum orchid, Epidendrum anceps

Brown epidendrum orchid, Epidendrum anceps (Dingy-flowered epidendrum, Epidendrum fuscatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel

Background imageHooker Collection: Vriesea psittacina

Vriesea psittacina (Gaudy-flowered tillandsia, Tillandsia psittacina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical

Background imageHooker Collection: Cabbage palm, Cordyline australis

Cabbage palm, Cordyline australis. (White-flowered New Zealand dracaena, Dracaena australis.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel

Background imageHooker Collection: Cempedak, Artocarpus integer

Cempedak, Artocarpus integer. (Jack tree or entire-leaved breadfruit, Artocarpus integrifolia.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel

Background imageHooker Collection: Green-flowered encyclia orchid, Encyclia viridiflora

Green-flowered encyclia orchid, Encyclia viridiflora. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1828

Background imageHooker Collection: Manaca, Brunfelsia uniflora

Manaca, Brunfelsia uniflora
Manaca or vegetable mercury, Brunfelsia uniflora. (Short-flowered franciscea, Franciscea hopeana.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker

Background imageHooker Collection: Queen sago or broad-leaved cycas, Cycas circinalis

Queen sago or broad-leaved cycas, Cycas circinalis. Endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine

Background imageHooker Collection: Yam or cinnamon-leaved dioscorea, Dioscorea cinnamonifolia

Yam or cinnamon-leaved dioscorea, Dioscorea cinnamonifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London

Background imageHooker Collection: Rhipsalis pachyptera

Rhipsalis pachyptera. (Wing-stemmed cactus, Cactus alatus.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London

Background imageHooker Collection: Zygosepalum labiosum orchid

Zygosepalum labiosum orchid (Rostrate zygopetalon, Zygopetalum rostratum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical

Background imageHooker Collection: Colea colei (endangered)

Colea colei (endangered). General Coles bignonia, Bignonia colei. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by Mrs. Telfair from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1828

Background imageHooker Collection: Wild tomato, Solanum peruvianum

Wild tomato, Solanum peruvianum (Large-flowered tomato, Lycopersicon peruvianum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis

Background imageHooker Collection: Pitcairnia bifrons

Pitcairnia bifrons (Bracteated pitcairnia, Pitcairnia bracteata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine

Background imageHooker Collection: Elephant foot yam, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Elephant foot yam, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Campanulate arum, Arum campanulatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis

Background imageHooker Collection: Imbricated penaea, Penaea imbricata

Imbricated penaea, Penaea imbricata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1828

Background imageHooker Collection: Small-leaved lotus, Lotus microphyllus

Small-leaved lotus, Lotus microphyllus. handcoloured, copperplate engraving, Swan, botanical illustration, William Jackson Hooker, Samuel Curtis, The Botanical Magazine, plant, flower, botany

Background imageHooker Collection: Acanthus-leaved grevillea, Grevillea acanthifolia

Acanthus-leaved grevillea, Grevillea acanthifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1828

Background imageHooker Collection: Pale xylobium orchid, Xylobium pallidiflorum

Pale xylobium orchid, Xylobium pallidiflorum (Pale-flowered maxillaria orchid, Maxillaria pallidiflora). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker

Background imageHooker Collection: Slipperwort, Calceolaria biflora

Slipperwort, Calceolaria biflora (Plaintain-leaved slipperwort, Calceolaria plantaginea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis

Background imageHooker Collection: Dorstenia brasiliensis

Dorstenia brasiliensis (Peziza flowered dorstenia, Dorstenia tubicina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical

Background imageHooker Collection: Cut-leaf banksia, Banksia praemorsa

Cut-leaf banksia, Banksia praemorsa (Marcescent banksia, Banksia marcescens). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical

Background imageHooker Collection: Baeckea frutescens

Baeckea frutescens
Shrubby Chinese baeckea, Baeckea frutescens (Baeckia frutescens). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine

Background imageHooker Collection: Anthurium macrophyllum

Anthurium macrophyllum (Large-leaved pothos, Pothos macrophylla). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine

Background imageHooker Collection: Dr. Richardsons polemonium, Polemonium richardsonii

Dr. Richardsons polemonium, Polemonium richardsonii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1828

Background imageHooker Collection: Black flowered gonolobus, Gonolobus niger

Black flowered gonolobus, Gonolobus niger. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1828

Background imageHooker Collection: Male pitcher plant, Nepenthes distillatoria mas

Male pitcher plant, Nepenthes distillatoria mas. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1828

Background imageHooker Collection: Phalocallis coelestis

Phalocallis coelestis (Lead-coloured phalocallis, Phalocallis plumbea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by W

Background imageHooker Collection: Catasetum gardneri orchid

Catasetum gardneri orchid (Fimbriated monk flower, Monachanthus fimbriatus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Walter Fitch from William Jackson Hookers Botanical




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"Exploring the Intriguing World of Hookers: From Galway Hookers to John Hooker's Artwork" Grasses sway gently in the breeze, as Galway hookers glide gracefully at Roundstone Regatta. The vibrant red hues of Strawberry Wilmots Superb and Wilmots Late Scarlet Strawberries tempt taste buds. Aspidium filix mas, also known as Male Shield fern, adds a touch of elegance to any garden. A historic moment captured - the Army o. t. Potomac crossing the Battle of Fredericksburg, forever etched in history by brave soldiers. Step back in time and envision 19th-century Irish fishing with the iconic Galway hooker traditional boats. John Hooker's intricate map showcases Exeter's English city, providing a glimpse into its rich history from 1587. Discover paradise under the shade of a majestic Double Coconut Palm tree on Seychelles Island. Mr & Mrs John D. Rockefeller 3rd return from their romantic honeymoon, radiating joy and love for all to see. Delicate white flowers intertwine with green tea leaves - an enchanting sight found within Thea bohea or Camellia sinensis plantations. The beauty lies in details - explore portions of ferns up close and marvel at nature's intricate patterns. Join us on this captivating journey through various aspects related to "hooker, " where we delve into landscapes, artistry, historical moments, botanical wonders, and more.