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Haemanthus

Johannes Jacob Haid and Johannes Elias Haid after Georg Ehret

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a botanical illustration of a plant with large, long green leaves and a round flower head composed of thin, red and orange-tipped petals. The background is a pale off-white. In the center, the tallest leaves curve outward from the stem, and the flower head is located towards the top right. Additional detailed illustrations of individual flower parts and seeds are positioned on the left and right sides below the main plant.

Artwork Details

Date
published 1750-1773
Medium
hand-colored engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
3353 × 5010 px
Public Domain
Yes
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