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Botanical illustration

Scientific drawings of plants from the great age of natural history — ferns, orchids, medicinal herbs and flowering trees, recorded in watercolour and engraving before photography could do the job. All public domain: download any plate and use it freely.

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(Botanical: Maurándia semperflorens) — Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772–1846), artist — 1836(Botanical: Maurándia semperflorens)Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772–1846), artist · 1836 Study of a Tulip (Perregoen Machieu) — Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673), artist — c. 1645Study of a Tulip (Perregoen Machieu)Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673), artist · c. 1645 Cape flower — Jan Brandes — 1786-07-17Cape flowerJan Brandes · 1786-07-17 Cabbage Rose (Rosa Centifolia Simplex) — Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840), artist — 1817–24Cabbage Rose (Rosa Centifolia Simplex)Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840), artist · 1817–24 Cape flower — Jan Brandes — 1786-07-26Cape flowerJan Brandes · 1786-07-26 Botanical Study of a type of Yellow Gentian (genus Gentiana Major) (recto); Botanical Study of the Ascyrum Hypericoides (verso) — Anonymous, French, 19th century — ca. 1820Botanical Study of a type of Yellow Gentian (genus Gentiana Major) (recto); Botanical Study of the Ascyrum Hypericoides (verso)Anonymous, French, 19th century · ca. 1820 Cape flower — Jan Brandes — 1786-07-30Cape flowerJan Brandes · 1786-07-30 Cape flower — Jan Brandes — 1786-08-03Cape flowerJan Brandes · 1786-08-03 The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: Stately Crinum — S. Curtis (British), artist — 1823The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: Stately CrinumS. Curtis (British), artist · 1823 Passion fruit (Passiflora laurifolia) — Wilhelm Johannes Lancaster Cramer — 1872Passion fruit (Passiflora laurifolia)Wilhelm Johannes Lancaster Cramer · 1872 Various flowers — Anton Weiss — 1820 - 1833Various flowersAnton Weiss · 1820 - 1833 Botanical Studies (recto); Botanical Studies (verso) — Anonymous, French, 19th century — ca. 1820Botanical Studies (recto); Botanical Studies (verso)Anonymous, French, 19th century · ca. 1820 Two flowers — Anton Weiss — 1820 - 1833Two flowersAnton Weiss · 1820 - 1833 Botanical Study — Anonymous, French, 19th century — ca. 1820Botanical StudyAnonymous, French, 19th century · ca. 1820 Two flowers from the Asteraceae family — 1596 - 1610Two flowers from the Asteraceae familyUnknown maker · 1596 - 1610 Various flowers — Anton Weiss — 1820 - 1833Various flowersAnton Weiss · 1820 - 1833 Unknown plant — 1596 - 1610Unknown plantUnknown maker · 1596 - 1610 Red-and-white flower — Anna Cornelia Moda — 1600 - 1699Red-and-white flowerAnna Cornelia Moda · 1600 - 1699 Leopard flower in a landscape — Willem van Leen — c. 1775 - c. 1825Leopard flower in a landscapeWillem van Leen · c. 1775 - c. 1825 Mango (Mangifera indica) — Wilhelm Johannes Lancaster Cramer — 1872Mango (Mangifera indica)Wilhelm Johannes Lancaster Cramer · 1872 Rose (Rosa) — 1596 - 1610Rose (Rosa)Unknown maker · 1596 - 1610 The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: The Mountain Lake Lily — S. Curtis (British), artist — 1827The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: The Mountain Lake LilyS. Curtis (British), artist · 1827 Various plants and shrubs of the French Antilles — Sébastien Leclerc (I) — 1667 - 1671Various plants and shrubs of the French AntillesSébastien Leclerc (I) · 1667 - 1671 Flowers — jonkvrouw Elisabeth Kemper — 1815 - 1852Flowersjonkvrouw Elisabeth Kemper · 1815 - 1852 Various flowers — Anton Weiss — 1831 - 1832Various flowersAnton Weiss · 1831 - 1832 Polyanthus or Cluster Narcissus (Botanical: Narcissus tazetta) — Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772–1846), artist — 1836Polyanthus or Cluster Narcissus (Botanical: Narcissus tazetta)Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772–1846), artist · 1836 Water Plants — Jan Baptiste De Jonghe — 1826Water PlantsJan Baptiste De Jonghe · 1826 Lilac — Auguste Piquet de Brienne — 1821LilacAuguste Piquet de Brienne · 1821 White flower (Ranunculus aconitifolius 'Flore Pleno') — c. 1680 - c. 1704White flower (Ranunculus aconitifolius 'Flore Pleno')Unknown maker · c. 1680 - c. 1704 Botanical Study — Mary Delany — ca. 1772–82Botanical StudyMary Delany · ca. 1772–82 Cherry Laurel (Mock Orange) Bough — Mary Russell SmithCherry Laurel (Mock Orange) BoughMary Russell Smith · Date unknown Various flowers — Anton Weiss — 1820 - 1833Various flowersAnton Weiss · 1820 - 1833 Les Roses: Rosa indica — Henri Joseph Redouté (French, 1766–1853), artist — 1817–1824Les Roses: Rosa indicaHenri Joseph Redouté (French, 1766–1853), artist · 1817–1824 Rosa Collina Monsoniana — Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840), None — 1817–24Rosa Collina MonsonianaPierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840), None · 1817–24 Icones Plantarum Medicinalium: Dog Rose — Joseph Jacob Plenck (German), published by — 1788–1812Icones Plantarum Medicinalium: Dog RoseJoseph Jacob Plenck (German), published by · 1788–1812 Trumpet-shaped flowers — Pierre Charles Canot — 1760-07-12Trumpet-shaped flowersPierre Charles Canot · 1760-07-12 Poppy — 1596 - 1610PoppyUnknown maker · 1596 - 1610 Flowers — Jan de Haan — 1875 - 1903FlowersJan de Haan · 1875 - 1903 Fantasy flowers — Pierre Charles Canot — 1760-07-12Fantasy flowersPierre Charles Canot · 1760-07-12 Two flowers — Anton Weiss — 1820 - 1833Two flowersAnton Weiss · 1820 - 1833

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