Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.8373
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Rye
Date
1689
Creator
Richard Waller (1660 - 1715, British) , naturalist
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (painting): 380mm
width (painting): 240mm
width (painting): 240mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Botanical study of rye (Secale vulgatius) with a flower detail.
Transcription
Secale Ger. IB Vulgatius Park *Hybernum
vel majus CB Rie Ray. p198
Ric: Waller Pinx
15
vel majus CB Rie Ray. p198
Ric: Waller Pinx
15
Object history
From a series of watercolours of English grasses and wild flowers by Richard Waller (MS/131). The paintings were possibly intended as illustrations for a catalogue of plants by John Ray (1627-1705).
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