Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.8383
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White and black oats
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 white and black oats (Avena alba and Avena nigra) with flower details.
Transcription
Avena nigra IB
Black Oats
Avena alba IB
White Oats
Ric: Waller Pinx
27
Black Oats
Avena alba IB
White Oats
Ric: Waller Pinx
27
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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