Philip Reinagle
The Blue Passion Flower
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Floral & botanical
Night-blowing cereus
Philip Reinagle, 1807
A large white-and-yellow cereus flower opens beneath the moon, with a river and clock tower in the distance behind it.
$65.00
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About this artwork
This hand-coloured mezzotint shows a night-blowing cereus, its big white-and-yellow bloom set in the foreground against a moonlit landscape. Behind the flower, a river winds through the scene and a clock tower rises in the distance. The plate is by Philip Reinagle, and the mezzotint technique gives the night sky a soft, velvety depth that suits a flower that opens after dark. Lettering in the margin below the image completes the plate in the manner of a classic botanical illustration.
On your wall: Its deep night tones and pale bloom suit a bedroom, study or quiet hallway, particularly where a calm, botanical note is wanted against softer or darker walls.
- Title
- Night-blowing cereus
- Artist
- Philip Reinagle
- Year
- 1807
- Style
- Floral & botanical
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Text based on Wikidata.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
Every canvas is printed to order by our partner in the USA: framed canvases arrive in 5–11 working days, unframed ones in 5–11 working days. Delivery is free in the US on orders from $99.00.No customs charges: your canvas is printed in the USA.You can return an undamaged canvas within 14 days. See delivery and returns.
