Oleander - Édouard Hocquart, 1821. (Oleander Wall Art)
This print feels light, clean, and easy to live with. The soft pink flowers sit at the top, the long leaves run down the page, and the open space keeps it calm on the wall. It works well as botanical wall art in a kitchen, hallway, bedroom, or a quiet reading corner, and it mixes nicely with other art prints if you are building a simple gallery wall for relaxed home decor.
About this print
This print is based on an oleander plate from Joseph Roques’ Phytographie médicale, published in Paris in parts between 1821. and 1824., with colour plates drawn and engraved by Édouard Hocquart. The oleander page appears in volume one as plate 76, with Hocquart credited under Roques’ work.
Books like this were used as “materia medica”, basically plant reference guides for doctors and pharmacists. You can see that purpose in the drawing: the flower cluster, buds, and narrow leaves are shown clearly for quick identification, with the plant’s Latin name listed as Nerium oleander. If you like medicinal-plant pages, compare it with Ipomoea purga for a similar reference-book feel.
Craft & finish
Every replica we make is individually hand-processed in our family workshop. We finish the paper with a traditional beeswax seal to give it a warm, heavy texture. Our team also adds subtle gold paint details by hand to help the artwork truly shine. To complete the look, we hand-burn the edges to give each piece the feel of a true historical artifact.
While our smaller sizes are perfect for gallery walls, our 43x61 cm Large replica is a museum-scale centerpiece. Because of the size, the hand-processing and beeswax application take much longer. This extra time and care ensures that every centimeter of the historic illustration is preserved with a rich, authentic glow.
Find more prints like this in our Botanical Art collection.
Oleander (Édouard Hocquart, 1821.) - Vintage Botanical Print
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At Artifex Historical Replicas, we bridge the gap between museum archives and your home. Each piece is a handcrafted historical art print recreated from authentic primary sources, including antique city views and botanical illustrations.
Hand-Processed Paper: We use specialized paper with burned edges and a beeswax finish to replicate the weight and feel of genuine old parchment.
Gilded Details: Our workshop adds subtle real gold accents, bringing the same glow to your walls found in 16th-century illuminated manuscripts.
Custom Sizes & Worldwide Shipping: We offer bespoke sizing for custom frames and ship our historical replicas globally from our family workshop.
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