Title

'Aceras anthropophora. Man Orchis', 19th Century. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'Aceras anthropophora. Man Orchis', 19th Century. European species of orchid whose flowers resemble a human figure. The head is formed by the petals and sepals, and the suspended torso and limbs by the lobes of the labellum. It usually grows in calcareous grassland.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1850

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D15_442

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45,8Mb (1,1Mb) / 11,2in x 15,8in / 3374 x 4744 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature leaves Europe flower flowers plant yellow petal figure stem leaf science green continent human European color colour bizarre labellum botanical illustration location century concept botany quirky orchid hand-tinted 19th century hand tinted nineteenth century The Print Collector hand coloured engraving Unknown green colour homo sapien sepal E.B. Aceras anthropophora man orchid orchis engraving