Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.8384
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Reed or water meadow grass
Date
1689
Creator
Richard Waller (1660 - 1715, British) , naturalist
Object type
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 380mm
width (print): 240mm
width (print): 240mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Botanical study of reed or water meadow grass (Gramen aquaticum majus).
Transcription
Gr. Aquaticum majus Ger.
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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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