Botanical Study Art Prints

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Botanical studies look at a plant the way a scientist would: one stem, one seed head, one leaf, drawn or painted with enough patience to show how it's put together. Expect antique herbarium plates, fine ink line drawings, soft watercolour specimens and pale scientific diagrams. One large study can anchor a wall on its own, though these prints are natural candidates for a repeating grid.

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Cow Parsley Cyanotype Art Print Black

Cow Parsley Cyanotype Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Garden Verbena Botanical Study Art Print White

Garden Verbena Botanical Study Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Fig Leaf Ink Study Art Print Black

Fig Leaf Ink Study Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Abeille's Hummingbird by John Gould Art Print Oak

Abeille's Hummingbird by John Gould Art Print

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Lemon Branch Study Art Print Black

Lemon Branch Study Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Eucalyptus Branch in Ink Art Print Black

Eucalyptus Branch in Ink Art Print

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Fig Leaf in Ink Art Print Black

Fig Leaf in Ink Art Print

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Fig Leaf in Ink Art Print Black

Fig Leaf in Ink Art Print

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Thyme Blossom Cyanotype Art Print White

Thyme Blossom Cyanotype Art Print

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Okra Pods Cyanotype in Blue Art Print Black

Okra Pods Cyanotype in Blue Art Print

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Fig Cyanotype in Blue Art Print Black

Fig Cyanotype in Blue Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Ōyō Sketchbook Plate 40 by Ogino Issui Art Print Oak

Ōyō Sketchbook Plate 40 by Ogino Issui Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95

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What are botanical prints called?

They're usually described as botanical illustrations or botanical studies "" detailed drawings or paintings of plants made to show structure such as leaves, stems, seed heads and flowers accurately. Older examples are often called antique or vintage botanicals, and many were originally produced as engravings or lithographs for plant reference books. Decorative reproductions of that style are simply sold as botanical art prints or botanical study prints.

Who are the famous botanical illustrators behind this style of print?

The tradition runs from 17th- and 18th-century plant engravers through to celebrated figures such as Pierre-Joseph Redouté, known for roses and lilies, and Maria Sibylla Merian, who paired plants with insects. Scientific societies and horticultural archives hold thousands of flora illustrations from the 1600s to the 1900s that shaped the look. Decorative botanical studies today borrow that same precise, specimen-on-a-plain-ground composition.