View asset onlyOrchid / F. Turpin after A. v. Humboldt / Watercolour, 19th CenturyBotany / Orchid.Angulea superba, Span. periquite (from the frontier area of Ecuador and Peru).Watercolour by Pierre Jean François Turpin (1775–1840) after Alexander von Humboldt from “Voyage aux regions equinoxiales du nouveau monde” by A. von Humboldt and A. Bonpland, 1805–34.IdentifierAKG22865ArtistPIERRE JEAN FRANCOIS TURPINSourceakg-imagesCredit lineakg-imagesEvent date1805Image date1805Time Period19TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicANGULEA SUPERBABOTANYFLOWERORCHIDROOT (PLANT)GeographyAMERICASOUTH AMERICAPersonALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDTTechniqueDRAWINGGRAPHIC ART ; GRAPHIC ARTSHAND DRAWINGWATERCOLOR ; WATERCOLOURSize2519px × 3364px (24 MB) 21.3 cm × 28.4 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats3149px × 4205px (38 MB) TIFF26.7 cm × 35.6 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownloadRelated Selections:September 2019: 250 years since the birth of Alexander von Humboldt