Lilio-narcissus Jacobeus [Sprekelia formosissima]

Title

Lilio-narcissus Jacobeus [Sprekelia formosissima]

Role

Attributed Artist

Record type

Drawings

Original Reference

A/HFI/30

Author or creator

Sievert, August Wilhelm (1705-1751)

Date

c.1730

Scope & content

Watercolour on laid paper of Lilio-narcissus Jacobeus (now Sprekelia formosissima), in the album entitled 'Hortus Florum Imaginum' (c.1730s) plate 30, attributed to August Wilhelm Sievert. TC: 'Lilio-narcissus Jacobeus H. Elth.', in red pencil / 'Sprekelia formosissima', in graphite; Number 69 in ink on verso

Extent

1 item

Physical description

watercolour painting (technique). 44.3 cm x 27.8 cm. watercolour (paint). laid paper

Is part of

Hortus Florum Imaginum (Sievert album)

Pagination

Plate 30

Subjects

Sprekelia formosissima

Repository

Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library

Plant Genus

Sprekelia

Copyright

No known copyright restrictions

Credit Line

RHS Lindley Collections

Usage terms

Public Domain