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Hand-coloured botanical plate with many flower specimens and dissected floral parts in red, yellow, pink and green on a pale background.

Genera of Plants No. 1: hand-coloured botanical flower plate

A hand-coloured botanical plate titled Genera of Plants No. 1 showing many flower heads, petals, stamens and seed parts on a pale ground. Bright red, yellow, pink and green specimens are arranged in a grid, with dissected floral parts drawn beside whole blooms.

Artist
Wilkes, John, -1810
Date
25 August 1799
Medium
Book illustrations Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3243 × 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