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Album of 50 drawings of flowers, fruit and insects

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, 1565

The album was probably intended for a wealthy patron. Scientifically significant as it shows the origins of horticulture and for the first scientific records of entomology in England. Nearly all plants drawn are English and include no longer extant apples and pears.

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Title of artwork, date

Album of 50 drawings of flowers, fruit and insects, 1565

Date supported

1962

Medium and material

Watercolour

Grant

3000

Total cost

17000

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