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Common mallow (Malva sylvestris): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1877, after F. E. Hulme.

A flowering mallow plant (Malva purpurea). Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.

A mallow plant (Malva species): flowering stem. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

China rose or Shoe flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.): flowering shoot. Coloured line engraving.

A bunch of flowering mallows and pansies. Coloured lithograph by E. Champin, c. 1850, after herself.

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

Mallow (Malva species): flowering stem. Watercolour.

A plant (Hibiscus aculeatus Roxb.) related to China rose: branch with flowers and separate flower, fruits and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

Three flowers: a garden verbena (Verbena teucrioides), a mallow (Malva coccineum) and a salvia (Salvia patens). Coloured aquatint by A. Adlard, c. 1838.

Little mallow (Malva parviflora L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Curled mallow (Malva verticillata L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Four British wild flowers, all types of mallow (Malva, Lavatera and Althaea species). Coloured lithograph, c. 1846, after H. Humphreys.

China rose or Shoe flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flower, dissected fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

Seven garden plants, including an orchid and an Australian honeysuckle: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

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Malva

Images from the collections

Images referencing Malva

Works from the collections

China rose or Shoe flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flower, dissected fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

A bunch of flowering mallows and pansies. Coloured lithograph by E. Champin, c. 1850, after herself.

Seven garden plants, including an orchid and an Australian honeysuckle: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

Common mallow (Malva sylvestris): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1877, after F. E. Hulme.

Three flowers: a garden verbena (Verbena teucrioides), a mallow (Malva coccineum) and a salvia (Salvia patens). Coloured aquatint by A. Adlard, c. 1838.

Malva

Images from the collections

Images referencing Malva

Works from the collections

China rose or Shoe flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flower, dissected fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

A bunch of flowering mallows and pansies. Coloured lithograph by E. Champin, c. 1850, after herself.

Seven garden plants, including an orchid and an Australian honeysuckle: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

Common mallow (Malva sylvestris): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1877, after F. E. Hulme.

Three flowers: a garden verbena (Verbena teucrioides), a mallow (Malva coccineum) and a salvia (Salvia patens). Coloured aquatint by A. Adlard, c. 1838.

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