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Hand-coloured botanical plate showing about forty-five numbered simple leaves of varied shapes in green tones, with the title Simple Leaves at the bottom.

Forty five simple plant leaves of different forms. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

A hand-coloured botanical plate arranged in a grid of numbered leaves in varied shapes, from long narrow blades to lobed and toothed forms, in greens and grey-greens. The title Simple Leaves, No. 27 appears at the bottom above a printed credit line, on a pale, slightly toned paper ground.

Artist
Wilkes, John, -1810
Date
14 July 1799
Medium
Book illustrations Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3164 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Hojas simples de distintas formas, grabado botánico coloreado a mano

Una lámina botánica coloreada a mano que organiza en cuadrícula hojas numeradas de formas variadas, desde hojas largas y estrechas hasta formas lobuladas y dentadas, en tonos verdes y verde grisáceos. Arriba y abajo se ven títulos impresos sobre un papel pálido y ligeramente amarillento.

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