Amaryllis rosea Herbert [Nerine sarniensis 'Rosea']
Information
Title
Amaryllis rosea Herbert [Nerine sarniensis 'Rosea']
Role
Artist
Record type
Drawings
Original Reference
A/JS/11
Author or creator
Sowerby, James (1757-1822)
Date
6 Dec 1816
Scope & content
Watercolour on paper of Nerine sarniensis 'Rosea' , by James Sowerby, 6 December 1816. Published under the name 'Amaryllis rosea Herbert' in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, (1820) N.2124. TR: '21819 [?illeg.] / Dec. 6. 1816 / No.2124 ; LC: 'Sowerby del.', in graphite. Identified as 'Nerine rosea Herbert' and reproduced in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, volume 47 (London, 1820) N.2124. The current botanical name is Nerine sarniensis
Extent
1 item
Physical description
watercolour painting (technique). 38.1 cm. x 23.3 cm.. watercolour (paint). paper