Olea Europaea Mission 2 Wall Art

Among Royal Charles Steadman's celebrated works, "Olea Europaea Mission 2" (1917) offers an iconic moment in the history of Academic Plants & Animals, with its dominant Beige tones creating subtle visual harmony. Royal Charles Steadman was a botanical illustrator and wax fruit modeler for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) who also developed a patented method of strengthening wax fruit with plaster on the interior. Reproduced with archival precision, this print preserves every detail of the original.