Watercolour painting of four types of herbs. LC: 'Regne Vegetal / Herbes Officinaires / 1. Du pourpier, en 1806 on a eu a Isenghien des Feuilles de [blank] de long sur [blank] de large / 2. Du Persil double /3. de L'hysope /4. du serpolet ou herbes de feve'. Plant Kingdom/'Herbes officinaire' / 1. 'Purslane' (Du Pourpier) 1806 at Isenghien [Izegem]. Purslane is the English vernacular name for Portulaca oleracea /2. Double parsley / 3. Hyssop / 4. Thyme or bean herbs. Isenghien is the historic spelling for Izegem
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watercolour painting (technique). watercolour (paint). laid paper