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Botanical plates

Hand-coloured botanical plates and studies of flowers, fruit and plants, from Dutch tulip books to the great Paris flower folios.

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Works from The Cleveland Museum of Art · public domain (CC0)

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The 12 works

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Pasture Rose (Rosa Carolina Corymbosa) (opens in a new tab) · Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840) · 1817–24 · watercolor · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A botanical plate of a pink wild rose on a leafy stem against cream paper.
Pomona Britannica: No. 17 - Plums (opens in a new tab) · George Brookshaw (British, 1751–1823) · 1806 · aquatint · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0Purple, blue and golden plums on leafy twigs against a dark brown background.
Polyanthus or Cluster Narcissus (Botanical: Narcissus tazetta) (opens in a new tab) · Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772–1846) · 1836 · pencil and watercolor · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A cluster of yellow narcissus flowers rising from a bulb, painted on cream paper.
The Blue Passion-flower (opens in a new tab) · Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837) · 1799–1807 · aquatint, stipple, line engraving, etching and roulette · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0White and pale blue passion flowers with dark green leaves and an orange fruit, climbing a dark fluted column against a cloudy sky.
Study of a Tulip (Gemarmerde van Jasper) (opens in a new tab) · Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673) · c. 1645 · brush and watercolor in crimson, gray, and green over traces of charcoal on antique laid paper · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A single red and white striped tulip on a long green stem, painted on pale paper.
The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: The Pontic Rhododendron (opens in a new tab) · Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837) · 1799–1807 · aquatint, stipple and line engraving · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A rounded head of lilac rhododendron flowers above long dark leaves, with a butterfly and a bee, against a cloudy sky and hills.
Plantae et Papiliones rariores: Martynia (opens in a new tab) · Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708–1770) · 1748 · engraving, hand-colored · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A leafy plant with pink and white trumpet flowers, a yellow-flowered sprig and two butterflies, on cream paper with a Latin title.
Marigolds, single Anemone, Jasmine. . . . (opens in a new tab) · Jean-Baptiste I Monnoyer (French, c. 1636–1699) · c. 1680–95 · etching and engraving, hand colored · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A woven basket on a stone ledge holding large ruffled marigolds with anemones, tulips and sprays of white jasmine.
The Roses: Rosa Gallica Purpurea Velutina Parva (opens in a new tab) · Langlois (French) · 1817–24 · color stipple engraving with watercolor added by hand · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0Two deep crimson and purple roses with buds and green leaves on cream paper.
Star-glory Morning-glory (opens in a new tab) · Henri Joseph Redouté (French, 1766–1853) · 1827 · stipple, roulette and line engraving with hand coloring · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A climbing morning glory vine with blue and purple flowers and heart-shaped leaves on cream paper.
Crown Imperial Fritillary (opens in a new tab) · Henri Joseph Redouté (French, 1766–1853) · 1827 · stipple, roulette and line engraving with hand coloring · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A crown imperial plant with a ring of coral-red bell-shaped flowers beneath a tuft of green leaves.
De Poolse Muts (opens in a new tab) · Balthasar van der Ast (Dutch, 1593/94–1657) · c. 1620–30 · brush and watercolor in red, green, and yellow with white heightening or grey wash on antique laid cream paper · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A single pink and red carnation with frilled petals on a slender stem, its name written in brown script below.

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