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The Hidden Lives of Plants: Botanical Illustrations from the V&A. 22 June – 10 November 2024. There are almost 1,000 botanical illustrations in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s collection – ranging from scientific diagrams documenting medicinal plants to merchandising images that adorn seed packets.
From book illustration to page design, botanical illustration to fashion plates, the V&A collection includes a diverse array of material, including sketchbooks, drawings, proofs and printing blocks. Detail: Giant Granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis L., Peter Brown, about 1758 – 99.
From printed books to botanical art, the V&A collection includes a wide variety of illustration from the fifteenth century to the present day. Original artworks showcase the design process and include sketchbooks, drawings, manuscripts, proofs and printing blocks, and a growing collection of digital art. Read more.
Drawing of flowers. View and license rights managed photos and images from the Victoria and Albert Museum
Object details. Oil study of flowers in a tall vase. In 1814 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy ‘Landscape: Ploughing scene in Suffolk’ (see note on No. 122); also ‘Landscape: the ferry’, probably the painting ‘Mill Stream’ now in the Ipswich Museum.
These tiny illustrations appeared in one of Greenaway's best-loved books, The Language of Flowers, printed by Edmund Evans and published by George Routledge in 1884. Her unique blend of Pre-Raphaelite detail, bold design and delicate colours also appeared on china, tiles, wallpaper and ephemera.
A glass vase, containing a reflection of the window and light entering from the left, sitting on the edge of a marble topped table and containing a bouquet of various flowers and a stalk of wheat with several insects among the blooms.
