Asiatic Tree Cotton
1800
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1800
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Asiatic Tree Cotton is a 1800 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a detailed depiction of the Asiatic tree cotton plant. The plant was of great interest to British botanists in the 18th and 19th centuries. Unfamiliar flora like this were often brought back to Britain in the form of paintings. To learn more about the style and presentation of botanical paintings like this one, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
