Botanical
Explore the delicate beauty of botanical illustrations, from scientific specimens to decorative flower studies that bring nature indoors.
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All Botanical Artworks

Cherry Blossoms in the Wind
Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825)

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Flower-draped Carts
Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942)

Large Flowering Sensitive Plant, Plate 16
Joseph Constantine Stadler (German, active 1780–1822)

Lillium Pomponium (Turban Lily), plate 7 from Les Liliacées
De Gouy (French, 1670–1830)

Pasture Rose (Rosa Carolina Corymbosa)
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840)

Persian Flowers
Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808)

Plate from Dessert Service: Chinese Ixia
Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British)

Plate from Dessert Service: French Marigold
Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British)

Plate from Dessert Service: Hollyhock
Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British)

Plate from Dessert Service: Nettle Leaved Bell Flower
Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British)

Plate from Dessert Service: Polyanthus
Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British)

Plate from Dessert Service: Winged Podded Sophora
Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British)

Pomona Britannica: No. 17 - Plums
George Brookshaw (British, 1751–1823)

Quatrelobed Dish from Dessert Service: Coxcomb
Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British)

Quatrelobed Dish from Dessert Service: Lily of the Valley
Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British)

Still Life: Bouquet of Flowers Emerging from the Grass
Unknown

Study of a Tulip ('t roosje)
Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673)

Study of a Tulip (Ammirael Winckel)
Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673)

Study of a Tulip (Anvaers)
Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673)

Study of a Tulip (Gemarmerde van Jasper)
Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673)

Study of a Tulip (Perregoen Machieu)
Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673)

Study of a Tulip (Wit en root boode)
Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673)

The American Cowslip, Plate 26
Thomas Warner (English, active 1790–1828)

The Roses: China or Bengal Rose
Henry Joseph Redouté (French, 1766–1853)

The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: A Group of Auriculas
Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837)