Watercolour on paper of Lilas de Perse [Syringa × persica] from Album 'Flore du Desert' volume 2, page 12, c.1800. TL: Handwritten in ink: '82'; LR: Handwritten in ink: 'Lilas de Perse'. This plant portrait incorporates a label tied with blue ribbon bearing the legend "a Elise". 'Elise' may be the identity of the dedicatee mentioned on the title page of Volume I. The current botanical name is Syringa × persica. The English vernacular name is Persian lilac
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Physical description
watercolour painting (technique). 27.2 cm x 19 cm. watercolour (paint). paper