Stavesacre; Lavender
1568
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1568
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This small watercolor shows two plants—stavesacre on one side, lavender on the other. It’s part of a 59-work album by the French artist Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues. Most pages in the set face one way, but some turn both ways like this one. The artist was once called obscure. His detailed plant studies were found in the early 1900s and changed how people see him. Now he’s known as a key early botanical painter. Look up his name to learn more.
