Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.8394
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Knap-weed or matfelon and cornflower or bluebottle
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 knap-weed or matfelon (Lacea nigra) and cornflower or bluebottle (Cyanus minor vulg.). With flower details and section of stem.
Transcription
Lacea nigra Ger. nigra vulg. Park.
Knap=weed or Matfellon
Cyanus I.B. Minor Vilg. Ger. Park
Blue bottle
Ric: Waller Pinx
40
Knap=weed or Matfellon
Cyanus I.B. Minor Vilg. Ger. Park
Blue bottle
Ric: Waller Pinx
40
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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