Rose periwinkle
1800
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1800
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Rose periwinkle is a 1800 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a rose periwinkle. It was drawn on special paper from the West, which was imported to China. This was a time when people in Britain were really interested in plants and animals from other parts of the world. They would often bring back pictures of these things. You can learn more about this kind of art at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The work is a botanical illustration of a rose periwinkle rendered on imported western paper, showing a central stem bearing three pink, five-petaled flowers with small, ovate leaves.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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