Rosa chinensis

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Watercolour on paper. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh. In his Flora Indica, Roxburgh reports that this species is a native of China and that it flowers during the cold season. The drawing is on laid paper watermarked J. WHATMAN 1794
Copyright © RBG Kew
Media ID 654447
Date: 3rd December 2007
Author: Unknown
Filename: ROX00000825.jpg
Image Size: 3424 x 4744 Pixels
Filesize is 7.88MB
Version 2 is 3.74MB
Associated Categories: William Roxburgh
Keywords: 18th century, 19th century, botanical art, east india company, india, pink, rosaceae, rose, william roxburgh collection