Daphne mezereum with butterfly
Watercolour
mid 18th century (painted)
mid 18th century (painted)
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Ehret was one of the greatest botanical illustrators working in the 18th century. He supplied illustrations for a number of important botanical publications. He was also closely involved in publicising and promoting the binomial system of plant classification that was devised by the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus.
The way that the stems have been grouped, and the inclusion of a butterfly suggest that this watercolour was probably intended as a decorative painting rather than a scientific botanical illustration.
The way that the stems have been grouped, and the inclusion of a butterfly suggest that this watercolour was probably intended as a decorative painting rather than a scientific botanical illustration.
Object details
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| Title | <i>Daphne mezereum</i> with butterfly (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and gouache on vellum |
| Brief description | Watercolour and gouache on vellum depicting Daphne Mezereum with butterfly by George Dionysus Ehret, France, 18th century. |
| Physical description | Daphne Mezereum, with butterfly by George Dionysus Ehret; watercolour and gouache on vellum; |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Ehret was one of the greatest botanical illustrators working in the 18th century. He supplied illustrations for a number of important botanical publications. He was also closely involved in publicising and promoting the binomial system of plant classification that was devised by the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus. The way that the stems have been grouped, and the inclusion of a butterfly suggest that this watercolour was probably intended as a decorative painting rather than a scientific botanical illustration. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.599-1886 |
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| Record created | February 14, 2003 |
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