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Lilies

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  • A Turk's-cap lily (Lilium martagon), a harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) and a pansy (Viola species): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Bloemaert, c. 1650, after G. Lanfranco.
  • Nerine undulata: entire flowering plant. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Cyanella capensis L.: entire flowering plant with separate floral segments and bulb. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • The floral emblems of purity are the white lily & the star of Bethlehem : for purity of blood use Frazer's Sulphur Tablets : test them free of charge.
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    Flower and roots of a red lily (Lilium carolinianum) and a whampum snake (Coluber fasciatus). Etching by M. Catesby, c.1731, after himself.

    Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749. | Date: [1731-1749] | Reference: 21005i
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    Four flowering plants, one an orange lily (Lilium species). Watercolour, c. 1870.

    | Date: 1870 | Reference: 3338943i.46
    Part of: Japanese watercolour paintings of flowers.
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    Ginger lily (Hedychium maximum): flowering stem. Coloured pencil drawing.

    | Reference: 21885i
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    The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.

    Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617. | Date: [1594?] | Reference: 493436i
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    Saint Jerome, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Saint John the Baptist and an angel with a lily. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after F. Francia.

    Francia, Francesco, approximately 1450-1517. | Reference: 11773i
    Part of: La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna
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