Papaver (Poppy), three varieties
Three varieties of Papaver (Poppy) -- Papaver flore miniato plens (vermilion), Papaver multiplex albumoris rubicundis (red and white) and Papaver flore plensargentei coloris (silver), drawn by Basilius Besler (1561-1629), one of many plates in a book entitled Hortus Eystattensis sive diligens et accurata omnium plantarum, florum, stirpium ex variies orbis terrae partibus. The book contained illustrations of the flowers in the garden of Prince Bishop Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, in Eichstatt
Picture No
10725538
Media ID
46864223
Size
3769px x 4663px
(5.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Illustration in by Basilius Besler (1561-1629)
Date
1613
