Gallery›Wellcome Collection›Four plants, including a fritillary (Fritillaria) and a wood buttercup (Ranunculus nemorosus): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
Four plants, including a fritillary (Fritillaria) and a wood buttercup (Ranunculus nemorosus): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
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Four plants, including a fritillary (Fritillaria) and a wood buttercup (Ranunculus nemorosus): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

Nicolas Robert · 1660

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Lettering: Ranunculus fl. flauo venis rubris distineto Clus. fritillaria flore duplici Aquilegia pumila praecox canadensis Cornutti. Ranunculus nemorosus flore pleno. 26 NR. cum pri<vilegio> re<gis>

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