Louis van Houtte (1810-1876) owned the largest nursery of its time in Europe. Van Houtte grew plants for European conservatories and royalty.
He sent plant collectors to the Americas to search for orchids and other exotic plants.
He founded several illustrated journals about his plants. The journals helped customers choose and grow his plants.
He employed some of the best lithographers of the era, such as Severeyns and De Pannemaker. They had mastered the art of color printing from stone. They made the beautiful lithographs for the journals in a printing office in his gardens.
His best known journal is the famous "Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe". He published this from 1845 to 1883.
Here are some of the lithographs for you to choose from. They are genuine antique prints.
25 x 17cm (10 x 6.5 inches)Cattleya maxima This beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1875 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back attractiv..
USD85.00
25 x 17cm (10 x 6.5 inches)Oncidium splendidum This beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1875 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back attra..
USD85.00
25 x 17cm (10 x 6.5 inches)Ondontoglossum krameri This beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1875 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back at..
USD85.00
25 x 17cm (10 x 6.5 inches)Phalaenopsis lowii This beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1875 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back attrac..
USD85.00
25 x 17cm (10 x 6.5 inches)Zygopetalum wallisi This beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1875 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back attra..
USD85.00
24 x 16cm (9.5 x 6.5 inches)Azalea indica vittata This beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1851 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back at..
USD85.00
32.5 x 25cm (12.75 x 9.75 inches)Pritchardia pacificaThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1877 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back..
USD150.00
32.5 x 24cm (12.75 x 6.5 inches)This beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back attractive plan..
USD115.00
24 x 16cm (9.5 x 6.5 inches)Papaver croceum var. Flore PlenoThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors t..
USD60.00
32.5 x 25cm (12.75 x 9.75 inches)Alsophila glaucaThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1877 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back att..
USD150.00
25 x 17cm (9.75 x 6.5 inches)Begonia veitchiiThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1877 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back attract..
USD150.00
35 x 26cm (13.5 x 10 inches)This beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1875 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back attractive plants from a..
USD115.00
25 x 17cm (10 x 6.5 inches)Nemastylis geminiflora This beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1875 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back at..
USD70.00
24 x 16cm (9.5 x 6.5 inches)Eulalie van Geert Rhododendron This beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to..
USD70.00
24 x 16cm (9.5 x 6.5 inches)Lychnis grandifloraThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back ..
USD60.00
25 x 17cm (9.75 x 6.5 inches)Nepenthes AmpullariaThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1877 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back att..
USD150.00
32.5 x 25cm (12.75 x 9.75 inches)Nepenthes rafflesiana, Alobo-marginata and Sanguinea patensThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1877 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He ..
USD225.00
25 x 17cm (10 x 6.5 inches)Coelogyne lagenaria This beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1875 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back attra..
USD85.00
25 x 17cm (10 x 6.5 inches)Oncidium fuscatum (Miltonia warscewiczi) This beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1875 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collector..
USD85.00
24 x 16cm (9.5 x 6.5 inches)Stanhopea devoniensisThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring bac..
USD85.00
24 x 16cm (9.5 x 6.5 inches)Amygdalus persica var sinesisThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to b..
USD60.00
25 x 17cm (10 x 6.5 inches)Lilium canadense parvum This beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1875 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back a..
USD70.00
35 x 26cm (13.5 x 10 inches)Cataracte a JavaThis beautiful lithograph was made in 1875 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back attractive plants from around the wo..
USD115.00
24 x 16cm (9.5 x 6.5 inches)Rhododendrum citrinumThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring bac..
USD60.00
24 x 16cm (9.5 x 6.5 inches)Cypripedium pubescens var minusThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to..
USD70.00
35 x 26cm (13.5 x 10 inches)Lilium japonicum colchesteriThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1875 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring b..
USD115.00
35 x 26cm (13.5 x 10 inches)This beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1875 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back attractive plants from a..
USD115.00
32.5 x 24cm (12.75 x 6.5 inches)Lilium superbumThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back ..
USD105.00
32.5 x 24cm (12.75 x 6.5 inches)Chaetogastra lindenianaThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bri..
USD105.00
24 x 16cm (9.5 x 6.5 inches)Aphelandra variegata (Zebra Plant)This beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors..
USD60.00