Myrtle-leaf orange, Citrus myrtifolia
1650
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1650
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This drawing shows a small citrus fruit called Myrtle-leaf orange. It’s a botanical work in ink on paper by Vincenzo Leonardi. Two of the three drawings here helped make pictures for a 1646 book called Hesperides. That book shows many citrus kinds and garden scenes. The third drawing was done by someone else and didn’t get used. Look up Leonardi, Vincenzo next.
