Sir Joseph Paxton (1803- 1865) was a hugely talented man. With no education, he began as an assistant gardener and rose to become head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire.
He designed the grand conservatory for the Duke's stately home, Chatsworth House. This served as a model for Paxton's design of the Crystal Palace for the London Exhibition of 1851. Incredibly, he designed this giant, intricate building in less than 9 days on a piece of blotting paper. The man must have been a genius!
His most famous publications are Paxton's Magazine of Botany and Paxton’s Flower Garden. They contained beautiful engravings and lithographs. Here are many of them for you to choose from. They are genuine antiques from the 1800s.
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Calceolaria corymbosa var TalismanChileThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of th..
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28 x 21 cm (11 x 8.5 inches).Myosotis azorica (Blind stamp in corner just on image)The AzoresThis lithograph was made in the 1880s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His ..
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28 x 21 cm (11 x 8.5 inches).Penstemon gentianoides (Blind stamp just in corner of image)MexicoThis lithograph was made in the 1880s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. Hi..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Ixora GrandifloraChina,Sri Lanka,East IndiesThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design ..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Azalea pulchra.This hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory at Chatsw..
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28 x 21 cm (11 x 8.5 inches).Salpigloss coccinea (Blind stamp in corner not on image)This lithograph was made in the 1880s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design o..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Calandrinia grandifloraChileThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservat..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Streptanthera cupreaSouth AfricaThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conse..
US$95.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Schizanthus retususChilean AndesThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conse..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Ipomopsis pictaUSA,CarolinasThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservat..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Justitia coccinea.This hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory at Cha..
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28 x 21 cm (11 x 8.5 inches).Hoya Ovalifolia and pallidaIndiaThis lithograph was made in the 1880s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory at Ch..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Silene laciniataMexicoThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory at..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).dendobrium moniliformeJapan,ChinaThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the cons..
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28 x 21 cm (11 x 8.5 inches).Veronica andersoniiNew ZealandThis lithograph was made in the 1880s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory at Chat..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Solanum CrispumChileThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory at C..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Begonia platanifoliaBrazilThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservator..
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28 x 21 cm (11 x 8.5 inches).Bryanthus erectusUSAThis lithograph was made in the 1880s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory at Chatsworth Hou..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Zygopetalon mackaiiBrazilThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory..
US$85.00
28 x 21 cm (11 x 8.5 inches).Ceanothus dentatusUSA,CaliforniaThis lithograph was made in the 1880s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory at Ch..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Brugmansia WaymanniThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory at Ch..
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28 x 21 cm (11 x 8.5 inches).Boronia elatiorAustraliaThis lithograph was made in the 1880s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory at Chatsworth..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Pentstemon CobaeaTexasThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory at..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Sinningia guttataBrazilThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory ..
US$45.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Costus SpeciosusEast IndiesThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservat..
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28 x 21 cm (11 x 8.5 inches).Cleisostoma crassifoliumThis lithograph was made in the 1880s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory at Chatswort..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Phacelia vinifoliaUSA,TexasThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservat..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Muraltia StipulaceaSouth AfricaThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conse..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Mimulus variegatusChileThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory ..
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22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Kaempfeiria rotundaEast IndiesThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conser..
US$55.00