Behold the beauty of the natural world with this delightful coloring book, containing over 40 classic botanical artworks from some of history's greatest botanical artists.

From bold tiger lilys to delicate lilacs, this collection features exquisite 19th century flower illustrations from artists such as Pierre-Joseph Redoute, A. Goossens, P. De Pannemaeker and J. Goffart. These are taken from publications such as The Most Beautiful Flowers (Les Plus Belle Fleurs) and the botanical periodical Horticultural Illustration. Each original illustration is shown in full-color besides a black and white version to be brought to life with vivid color.

Features:
• Full-page prints of the original artwork
• Latin names of each flower for reference
• Thick, high-quality paper to prevent bleed-through
• A key of full-color, thumbnail images to preview the designs

With such an array of elegant illustrations from these 19th century masters to study, you cannot fail to be inspired by your own endeavors.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Sirius Classic Nature Coloring series includes archival illustrations by some of history's most acclaimed naturalists, including Audubon, Pierre-Joseph Redoute and William Lizars. These original full-color illustrations are presented beside the black and white designs for reference and inspiration.

Natural history illustration is a popular choice with artists and perfect for developing color technique.

At one time court artist to Queen Marie Antoinette, Redoute was known as 'the Raphael of flowers.'

44 color reference images are shown alongside clear line drawings ready for the addition of color.

At the beginning of the book is a key for easy identification of each flower.

Arcturus Publishing has sold over 10 million coloring books worldwide!