Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.8385
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Greater snake weed
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 Greater snake weed (Bistorta major) with flower details.
Transcription
Bistorta major Ger.
The greater snake weed
Ric: Waller Pinx
31
The greater snake weed
Ric: Waller Pinx
31
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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