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

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Images from the collections

Images by Drake, S. A., active 1830-1840.

16 images from works
  • A plant (Salvia patens): flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.
  • A tropical orchid (Coelia baueriana): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.
  • A tropical orchid (Oncidium lanceanum): flowering stem and leaves. Coloured etching, c. 1842, after Miss S. A. Drake.
  • Glory pea (Clianthus puniceus): flowering stem, pod and seed. Coloured etching by S. Watts, c. 1835, after Miss Drake.
  • Three flowering plants: two mariposa lilies (Calochortus species) and a liliaceous flower (Triteleia laxa). Coloured etching by W. Clark, c. 1835, after Miss 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 plant (Chorizema varium): flowering stems. Coloured etching by B. Gibbon, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.
  • A begonia plant (Begonia crassicaulis): flowering stems and leaf. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.
  • A tropical orchid (Catasetum purum): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1834, after S. Drake.

Works from the collections

17 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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    • Online

    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

    Glory pea (Clianthus puniceus): flowering stem, pod and seed. Coloured etching by S. Watts, c. 1835, after Miss Drake.

    Drake, S. A., active 1830-1840. | Date: [1812-48] | Reference: 26406i
    • Pictures
    • 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

Frequent collaborators

Barclay, George
Sydenham Edwards

Related topics

Botany
Plants, Cultivated
Plants, Ornamental
Flowers
Orchidaceae
Tropical plants
Legumes

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