Camellia
1800
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1800
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Camellia is a 1800 paint by Unknown, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a single pink camellia on a dark background. The petals look soft and delicate, with tiny brushstrokes for the veins. The flower stands out sharply against the black. British artists loved painting unfamiliar flowers in the early 1800s. These images helped people learn about plants from faraway places like China. Some were based on real flowers. Others were imagined. Check out more flower paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A rectangular watercolor depicts a camellia in bloom, its central stem bearing four red flowers with four petals each, two of which show yellow centers. The plant’s ovate leaves appear in two shades of green. The work is mounted on brown-tinted paper.
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