Coloured engraving plate showing twelve numbered British wild flowers in a grid, including blue forget-me-nots, yellow and pink blooms, and a white primrose.

Twelve British wild flowers with common names, coloured engraving

A numbered plate of twelve wild flowers arranged in a grid on a pale ground, each with a handwritten-style label and page number. Blooms include blue forget-me-nots, yellow and pink snapdragon-like flowers, purple veronica spikes, and a pale primrose at lower right.

Artist: John Edward Sowerby
Date: 1861
Medium: Book illustrations Engravings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2548 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1861.
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

19th century 1860s 1861 book illustration botanical engraving botanical plate coloured engraving forget-me-not wild flowers primrose