Gallery›Wellcome Collection›A yellow iris (Iris variegata): flower and leaf. Coloured engraving by J. Sowerby, c. 1787, after himself.
A yellow iris (Iris variegata): flower and leaf. Coloured engraving by J. Sowerby, c. 1787, after himself.
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A yellow iris (Iris variegata): flower and leaf. Coloured engraving by J. Sowerby, c. 1787, after himself.

James Sowerby · 1787

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: J. Sowerby del. et sculp.

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