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Barclay, George

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Images by Barclay, George

10 images from works
  • A tropical orchid (Coelia baueriana): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.
  • The Ickworth Imperatrice plum (Prunus domestica cv.): fruiting branch. Coloured etching by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.
  • A tropical orchid (Bulbophyllum species): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.
  • A begonia plant (Begonia crassicaulis): flowering stems and leaf. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.
  • A plant (Stenomesson humile): flowering stems. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after W. Herbert.
  • An orchid (Cattleya guttata): flowers, leafy stem and petal. Coloured etching by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.
  • An orchid (Vanda cristata): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.
  • A plant (Achimenes longiflora): flowering stems. Coloured etching by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.
  • A tropical plant (Barnadesia rosea): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1843, after S. Drake.
  • An indigo plant (Indigofera stachyoides): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1843, after S. Drake.

Works from the collections

10 works

    • Pictures
    • Online

    A plant (Achimenes longiflora): flowering stems. Coloured etching by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.

    Drake, S. A., active 1830-1840. | Date: [1812-48] | Reference: 26408i
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    A tropical orchid (Coelia baueriana): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.

    Drake, S. A., active 1830-1840. | Date: 1 June 1842 | Reference: 25888i
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    • Online

    An orchid (Cattleya guttata): flowers, leafy stem and petal. Coloured etching by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.

    Drake, S. A., active 1830-1840. | Date: [1812-48] | Reference: 26413i
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    • Online

    The Ickworth Imperatrice plum (Prunus domestica cv.): fruiting branch. Coloured etching by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.

    Drake, S. A., active 1830-1840. | Date: [1812-48] | Reference: 26383i
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    A plant (Stenomesson humile): flowering stems. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after W. Herbert.

    Herbert, William G. | Date: 1 August 1842 | Reference: 25890i
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Frequent collaborators

Drake, S. A., active 1830-1840.
Sydenham Edwards

Related topics

Plants, Cultivated
Botany
Plants, Ornamental
Orchidaceae
Tropical plants

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