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).Ribes sanguineumNorth West AmericaThis 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 co..
US$75.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Mimulus smithii.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 Chat..
US$55.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Calceolaria integrifolia viscosissima.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 th..
US$45.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Davisia LatifoliaAustraliaThis 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 conservato..
US$75.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Daviesia UlicinaAustraliaThis 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..
US$55.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Podolobium staurophyllumAustraliaThis 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 con..
US$55.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Siphocampylus BicolorNorth AmericaThis 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 co..
US$55.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Lissochilus SpeciosaSouth 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$75.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Gilia tricolorCaliforniaThis 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).Yucca AloifoliaSouth AmericaThis 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 conserva..
US$55.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Witsenia corymbosaSouth 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 conser..
US$75.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Schizanthus priestii.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..
US$55.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Begonia OdorataWest IndiaThis 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..
US$85.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Leucothoe FloribundaNorth AmericaThis 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 con..
US$55.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Boronia serrulata and Verbena melandrisAustraliaThis 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 de..
US$45.00
29.5 x 23 cm (11.55 x 9 inches)Statice ArboreaTenerifeThis 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$75.00
23 x 16 cm (9 x 6.5 inches)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 Chatsworth House served..
US$45.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Lobelia fulgensMexicoThis 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 ..
US$65.00
22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Kennedia splendensChile,Brazil,ArgentinaThis 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 t..
US$55.00
31 x 22.5 cm (12 x 9.5 inches).Renanthera CoccineaChinaThis 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..
US$125.00
31 x 22.5 cm (12 x 9.5 inches).Clerodendrum speciosissimumJavaThis 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..
US$55.00
31 x 22.5 cm (12 x 9.5 inches).Cattleya intermediaBrazilThis 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 conservato..
US$125.00
Accurate, high resolution scans of 28 antique pictures of beautiful flowers from Sir Joseph Paxton's Magazine of Botany from 1835.Images are 300ppi and will be sent to you by file transfer, usually within 1 working day.The scans were made from hand colored antique engravings.They were in excellent c..
US$40.00
Accurate, high resolution scans of 36 antique pictures of beautiful flowers from Sir Joseph Paxton's Flower Garden Displayed from 1835.Images are 300ppi and will be sent to you by file transfer, usually within 1 working day.The scans were made from antique lithogprahs made in the 1880s.They were in ..
US$60.00
Accurate, high resolution scans of 42 antique pictures of beautiful flowers from Sir Joseph Paxton's Magazine of Botany from 1837.Images are 300ppi and will be sent to you by file transfer, usually within 1 working day.The scans were made from hand colored antique engravings.They were in excellent c..
US$60.00
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23 x 16 cm (9 x 6.5 inches)Pancratium CalathinumBrazilThis 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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28 x 21 cm (11 x 8.5 inches).Hexacentris mysorensis (Blind stamp in corner)IndiaThis 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..
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23 x 16 cm (9 x 6.5 inches)Clematis SieboldiiJapanThis 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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28 x 21 cm (11 x 8.5 inches).Jonesia AsocaEast IndiesThis 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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28 x 21 cm (11 x 8.5 inches).Berberis DarwiniiChile,Argentina,PatagoniaThis 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 conserva..
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