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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Red Apples on a Branch Art Print Black

Red Apples on a Branch Art Print

From €16,95 €24,95
Garden Tulip by William Morris Art Print Oak

Garden Tulip by William Morris Art Print

From €16,95 €24,95
Gould's Wood Nymph Hummingbirds Art Print Brown

Gould's Wood Nymph Hummingbirds Art Print

From €16,95 €24,95
Cowslip Study by Hannah Borger Overbeck Art Print Oak

Cowslip Study by Hannah Borger Overbeck Art Print

From €16,95 €24,95
Queen Anne's Lace Cyanotype Art Print White

Queen Anne's Lace Cyanotype Art Print

From €16,95 €24,95
Dill and Cow Parsley Cyanotype Art Print Black

Dill and Cow Parsley Cyanotype Art Print

From €16,95 €24,95
Tarragon Blue Cyanotype Art Print White

Tarragon Blue Cyanotype Art Print

From €16,95 €24,95
Wildflower Bouquet with Lavender Art Print Oak

Wildflower Bouquet with Lavender Art Print

From €23,95 €42,95
Fennel Cyanotype in Deep Blue Art Print Black

Fennel Cyanotype in Deep Blue Art Print

From €16,95 €24,95
Blue Cyanotype Citrus Slice Art Print White

Blue Cyanotype Citrus Slice Art Print

From €16,95 €24,95
Yarrow Cyanotype in Blue Art Print Black

Yarrow Cyanotype in Blue Art Print

From €16,95 €24,95
Fouquet Boutique Capital by Mucha Art Print Brown

Fouquet Boutique Capital by Mucha Art Print

From €16,95 €24,95

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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.