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Four female torsos joined at the waist with garden features as heads; symbolising the four seasons in a garden. Etching by T. B., c. 1797.

Four shrews swimming and hunting for food on a grassy bank. Coloured etching.

A leopard facing left surrounded by various named flowers and insects. Etching by W. Hollar, 1662, after himself.

Four flowering plants, including a cowslip (Primula veris), comfrey (Symphytum officinale) and a bulrush (Scirpus species). Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853.

Eight flowering plants, possibly including species of Hosta, Primula, and a daylily. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Four British garden plants, including a phlox: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1835.

Eight plants, including two orchids, a primrose and a rhododendron: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

Two flowering plants: primroses (Primula species) and saxifrages (Saxifraga species). Coloured lithographs by E. Champin, c. 1850, after herself.

Two sprigs of flowers, including lilies, carnations and Auricula, meant as designs for embroidery. Etching with engraving after W. Kilburn, 1775.

A primrose (Primula vulgaris) with an associated butterfly, its caterpillars and anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

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Four British garden plants, including a phlox: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1835.

Eight plants, including two orchids, a primrose and a rhododendron: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.

Two flowering plants: primroses (Primula species) and saxifrages (Saxifraga species). Coloured lithographs by E. Champin, c. 1850, after herself.

Two sprigs of flowers, including lilies, carnations and Auricula, meant as designs for embroidery. Etching with engraving after W. Kilburn, 1775.

A primrose (Primula vulgaris) with an associated butterfly, its caterpillars and anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.