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Alexander Marshal (c. 1620-82)
Joseph’s coat and white-flowered bottle gourd c. 1650-82
Watercolour | 45.7 x 33.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 924417
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A page of watercolours of two plants, a piece of Amaranthus and an Egyptian Melon. These autumnal varieties were placed towards the end of Marshal’s florilegium. The beautifully coloured Joseph’s coat(whose name refers to the Old Testament story), is a tropical plant, introduced to England in the late sixteenth century. Marshal has faithfully recorded insect damage and other blemishes on the leaves.
Provenance
Presented to George IV
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour
Measurements
45.7 x 33.2 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 24417Featured in
ExhibitionAmazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
Drawings illustrating the development of European knowledge