Atropa Belladonna
Watercolour
early 19th century (made)
early 19th century (made)
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Botanical drawing of atropa belladonna, depicting a green stalk with large green leaves and flowers. The flowers shape resemble a bell, the bottom of them being green in colour, and the tips of the petals being dark purple. In the bottom right there are two smaller drawings depicting a section and detail of the stamen and stigma of the flower.
Object details
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| Title | Atropa Belladonna (generic title) |
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| Brief description | Still life watercolour study of atropa belladonna from a series of 23 studies, by Johann Knapp (1778-1838), German, early 19th century. |
| Physical description | Botanical drawing of atropa belladonna, depicting a green stalk with large green leaves and flowers. The flowers shape resemble a bell, the bottom of them being green in colour, and the tips of the petals being dark purple. In the bottom right there are two smaller drawings depicting a section and detail of the stamen and stigma of the flower. |
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| Accession number | S.EX.92-1882 |
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| Record created | July 14, 2017 |
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