Anton Hartinger (1806 Vienna, Austria - 1890 Vienna, Austria), was a Viennese artist specialized in flower painting. Hartinger was a member of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1843 to 1851 and a pioneer in the field of chromolithography. Hartinger combined for his still lifes often traditional with more exotic flowers, reflecting the great upsurge in plant collecting, cultivation and botanical illustration taking place within the artist's lifetime. Anton Hartinger specialized in still life subjects composed of fruit and flowers.
To publish the book made in collaboration with Stephan Endlicher containing handpainted prints of rare and ornamental plants investors were sought. It took from 1844 to 1860 to publish Hartinger's work in 20 installments, seldom more than one set per year. There are very few complete copies known worldwide. The collections of the Vienna Library and the British Library have complete sets of the book.