| RefNo | MS/109/52 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Painting of Larix folio deciduo, conifera, by Jacob van Huysum |
| Date | c.1730 |
| Description | Botanical study of Larix decidua, common name European larch tree. Described by Swiss botanist Johann Bauhin in his 'Historia plantarum universalis' (1650-51). This painting is reproduced, in mirror image, in the Society of Gardeners' book 'Catalogus Plantarum' (1730) (plate 11, left figure).
Painting shows a detached section of branch with pink flowers open and in bud, and inset a section of branch with a brown cone and spray of needle-like green leaves. Inscribed in ink 'Larix folio deciduo, conifera J. B.' Not signed. |
| Extent | 1 painting |
| Format | Watercolour |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper. Heavy transfer staining from adjacent work. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Repeated in the British Museum collection, SL,5284.33. Slight variations to the Royal Society copy. Digital image available on online catalogue. |