Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Onobrychis sativa) chromolithograph Artist: Anne Pratt “Wild Flowers”1852

This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

This illustration is from a first edition of “Wild Flowers vol.1” by Anne Pratt, published in 1852. Anne Pratt (1806 – 1893) was a botanical and ornithological illustrator and one of the best known English botanical illustrators of the Victorian age. She wrote more than 20 books which she illustrated with chromolithographs.Her works were written in popular style but were said to be accurate. She was responsible for the popularising of Botany.