Watercolour on paper of Violette double (Viola odorata) from Album 'Flore du Desert' volume 2, page 88, c.1800. Recto: TL: Handwritten in ink: '120'; LC: Handwritten in ink: 'Violette double'. The flowers in this watercolour form the letter 'E'; presumably for the 'Elise' referred to in the drawing entitled 'Lilas de Perse' (Volume II, Page 12) in this collection. The current botanical name is Viola odorata. The English vernacular name is Sweet violet
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Physical description
watercolour painting (technique). 27.2 cm x 19 cm. watercolour (paint). paper