Gallery›Wellcome Collection›A fruiting stem of Colutea orientalis, a flowering Lunaria fruticosa, a flowering Jacobæa ægyptiaca and a fruiting stem of Astragalus orientalis. Etching by G. D. Ehret, c. 1743, after himself.
A fruiting stem of Colutea orientalis, a flowering Lunaria fruticosa, a flowering Jacobæa ægyptiaca and a fruiting stem of Astragalus orientalis. Etching by G. D. Ehret, c. 1743, after himself.
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A fruiting stem of Colutea orientalis, a flowering Lunaria fruticosa, a flowering Jacobæa ægyptiaca and a fruiting stem of Astragalus orientalis. Etching by G. D. Ehret, c. 1743, after himself.

Georg Dionysius Ehret · 1743

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Lettering: 4 Colutea Orientalis 5 Lunaria Fruticosa 6 Jacobæa Ægyptiaca 7 Astragalus Orientalis G.D.Ehret. delin. & sculp.

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