The Flower Book (Edward Burne-Jones)

The Flower Book by Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898) is a series of 38 round watercolours, each about six inches (15 centimetres) across, painted from 1882 to 1898.

[1] They were painted for his private pleasure, many while he was resting at his summer home in Rottingdean, and were described by his wife as the "most soothing piece of work that he ever did".

[5] On his death, Burne-Jones left the album of flower paintings to his wife Georgiana, and she published a facsimile edition of 300 copies in 1905 in co-operation with the Fine Art Society in London.

It was printed by Henri Piazza, who hand-stencilled watercolour over collotypes using the pochoir technique to produce brilliant colours.

[9][10] For the complete set of prints see The Flower Book by Edward Burne-Jones on Wikimedia Commons.