Rock or wall cress (Arabis turrita): flowering stem, leaves and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1794.

Rock or wall cress (Arabis thaliana): entire flowering plant with separate floral segments, opened fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

Rock or wall cress (Arabis stricta): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1798.

Rock or wall cress (Arabis pendula L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate root, fruit and flower. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Seven garden plants, including an orchid: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

Seven British garden plants, including a cardoon: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

Five British wild flowers, including coral-root (Dentaria bulbifera), lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis) and rock cress (Arabis species). Coloured lithograph, c. 1846, after H. Humphreys.

Six flowering plants, including wall cress (Arabis species) and rock cress (Arabis species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Rock or wall cress (Arabis alpina): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1793.

1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 20 x 11.9 cm

1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 17 x 9.2 cm

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Arabis

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Images referencing Arabis

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Six flowering plants, including wall cress (Arabis species) and rock cress (Arabis species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Rock or wall cress (Arabis alpina): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1793.

Rock or wall cress (Arabis stricta): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1798.

Five British wild flowers, including coral-root (Dentaria bulbifera), lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis) and rock cress (Arabis species). Coloured lithograph, c. 1846, after H. Humphreys.

Seven British garden plants, including a cardoon: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

Arabis

Images from the collections

Images referencing Arabis

Works from the collections

Six flowering plants, including wall cress (Arabis species) and rock cress (Arabis species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

Rock or wall cress (Arabis alpina): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1793.

Rock or wall cress (Arabis stricta): flowering stem, root and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1798.

Five British wild flowers, including coral-root (Dentaria bulbifera), lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis) and rock cress (Arabis species). Coloured lithograph, c. 1846, after H. Humphreys.

Seven British garden plants, including a cardoon: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

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