Botanical, Art, Mushrooms, Fritz Leuba, Antique Print, Switzerland, 1890

Fritz Leuba (1848-1910) (after)
H. Furrer (lithographer)
Agaricus Cäsareus (Scop.), Plate 1
from Les Champignons Comestibles et les Especes Vénéneuses avec Lesquelles Ils Pourraient Etre Confondus
[Edible Mushrooms and the Poisonous Species With Which They Should Not be Confused]
Delachaux et Niestlé, Neuchatel, Switzerland: 1890
Chromolithograph
13.5 x 10 inches overall
$250

Colorful chromolithograph of Amanita caesarea, commonly known in English as Caesar’s mushroom, an edible mushroom native to southern Europe and North Africa. It is the first plate in a monograph on mushrooms by Swiss mycologist and artist Fritz Leuba. The striking orange-capped mushroom is shown in various stages of development, from its emergence from the ground to the opening of its bell-shaped cap, the colors heightened by the black background. A cross section of a portion of the cap and stem is also shown lower right. The print is titled with the scientific name it was given by Italian mycologist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1772, which was changed by later biologists.

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