Original Hand‑Colored Botanical Engraving — Paphiopedilum villosum (Lady’s Slipper Orchid), Plate 6217 — c. 1880

An authentic late‑19th‑century hand‑colored botanical engraving depicting Paphiopedilum villosum, the Lady’s Slipper Orchid. The distinctive yellow slipper‑shaped pouch and long, twisted red‑striped lateral petals are rendered with precise botanical detail and finished with period hand‑applied watercolor on wove paper. A refined example of Victorian scientific illustration. Excellent circulated condition.

Dimension: W10.5" x H13.5"

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