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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Pomegranate Cyanotype in Blue Art Print Black

Pomegranate Cyanotype in Blue Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Blue Cornflower Study Art Print White

Blue Cornflower Study Art Print

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Wild Violas Blue Cyanotype Art Print Black

Wild Violas Blue Cyanotype Art Print

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Pale Cornflower Study Art Print White

Pale Cornflower Study Art Print

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Fern and Blossom Cyanotype Art Print Black

Fern and Blossom Cyanotype Art Print

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Wildflower Bouquet Botanical Study Art Print Oak

Wildflower Bouquet Botanical Study Art Print

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Paw Blossom Study Art Print White

Paw Blossom Study Art Print

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Terracotta Seedheads Botanical Art Print Black

Terracotta Seedheads Botanical Art Print

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Torn Paper Leaves in Brown and Black Art Print Black

Torn Paper Leaves in Brown and Black Art Print

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Paw Print Flower Art Print Black

Paw Print Flower Art Print

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Painted Blue Cornflowers Art Print White

Painted Blue Cornflowers Art Print

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Sunlit Palm Study in Cream Art Print Oak

Sunlit Palm Study in Cream Art Print

From £19.95 £34.95

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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.