The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: Plate 933, Protea mucronifolia. Dagger-Leaved Protea. [Protea odorata]

1806

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: Plate 933, Protea mucronifolia. Dagger-Leaved Protea. [Protea odorata] is a 1806 by Francis Sansom, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Francis Sansom
When & what style?: 1806 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This image shows a single plant with long, spiky green leaves and a large, rounded flower at the top. The flower has layers of white and red bracts—those are the papery parts—with a fuzzy center. The background is plain white, so the plant stands out clearly. The tiny print at the bottom tells us this is a *Protea*, a type of flower from South Africa. These plants were often studied and drawn in the early 1800s to document new species. Want to see more? Check out The Cleveland Museum of Art.