An anemone (Anemone alba): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by Weddell, c. 1820, after J. Curtis.

Anemone plant: flowering stem. Coloured engraving by J. S. Seligmann, c. 1768, after himself.

A large paeony (Paeonia species) surrounded by various flowers and moths. Etching by W. Hollar, 1663, after himself.

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

Two flowering anemones. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850.

An Anemone plant: two flowering stems, one in outline only. Etching, c. 1787.

Three flowering plants, including a lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) and an anemone (Anemone species). Nature print by F. Branson, 1854.

A flowering plant, possibly an anemone, also two leaves and a fruit cluster. Watercolour.

An anemone (Anemone species): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1831, after M. Hart.

Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.

Three plants, an anenome, a mercury and a crocus: entire flowering plants. Colour nature print, c. 1860.

An anemone plant (Anemone apennina) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 20 x 11.8 cm

An anemone (Anemone hortensis): flowering plant. Coloured engraving, c. 1790.

1 print : etching ; platemark 20.5 x 15.1 cm

Four plants, including feverfew (Tanacetum species) and a tulip (Tulipa variegata): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

1 print : etching ; platemark 12.4 x 17.4 cm

Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) and pasque-flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris): flowering stems. Chromolithograph, c. 1877, after F. E. Hulme.

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Anemone

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Images referencing Anemone

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An anemone (Anemone hortensis): flowering plant. Coloured engraving, c. 1790.

Four plants, including feverfew (Tanacetum species) and a tulip (Tulipa variegata): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

An anemone (Anemone species): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1831, after M. Hart.

An Anemone plant: two flowering stems, one in outline only. Etching, c. 1787.

Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) and pasque-flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris): flowering stems. Chromolithograph, c. 1877, after F. E. Hulme.

Anemone

Images from the collections

Images referencing Anemone

Works from the collections

An anemone (Anemone hortensis): flowering plant. Coloured engraving, c. 1790.

Four plants, including feverfew (Tanacetum species) and a tulip (Tulipa variegata): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

An anemone (Anemone species): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1831, after M. Hart.

An Anemone plant: two flowering stems, one in outline only. Etching, c. 1787.

Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) and pasque-flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris): flowering stems. Chromolithograph, c. 1877, after F. E. Hulme.

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