Botany in art: paintings, drawings and prints

View from the Domed Hall at Charlottenborg in Copenhagen, C.W. Eckersberg

View from the Domed Hall at Charlottenborg in Copenhagen, 1845.

Udsigt fra Kuppelsalen på Charlottenborg over botanisk have (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Botanical Study

Növénytanulmány (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), red chalk on paper

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Thistles

Ohdakkeita (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), watercolor on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Desmos dasymaschalus, 1830.

Desmos dasymaschalus (museum title)

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), watercolor on paper

Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands

Study of a Palm Tree (recto); Mountain Landscape (verso), Nicolas Poussin

Study of a Palm Tree (recto); Mountain Landscape (verso), c. 1635–1640.

Study of a Palm Tree (recto); Mountain Landscape (verso) (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk (recto); pen and brown ink (verso)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Pale yellow flower, Stanisław Wyspiański

Pale yellow flower, 1897.

"Kwiat blado żółty" (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Yellow sow thistle, Stanisław Wyspiański

Yellow sow thistle, 1896.

"Mlecz żółty" (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Yellow sow thistle (recto); small rock bushes with tiny pink flowers (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Yellow sow thistle (recto); small rock bushes with tiny pink flowers (verso), 1896.

"Żółty mlecz gromadny" (recto) ; "Drobne krzaczki na… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), watercolor and pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Olive-yellow leaves and small flowers (recto); olive-yellow stems, flowers likewise (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Olive-yellow leaves and small flowers (recto); olive-yellow stems, flowers likewise (verso), 1896.

"Liście i kwiatki oliwkowo-żółte" (recto) ; " Łodyżki… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Our Lady's slippers, slender bush (recto); rapeseed (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Our Lady's slippers, slender bush (recto); rapeseed (verso), 1896.

"Trzewiczki Matki Boskiej / krzaczek strzelisty" (recto)… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), watercolor and pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Study of poppies, c. 1832.

Study of poppies (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on paper

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Sketchbook, folio 29: vine leaves, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 29: vine leaves, 1883.

Karta 29 recto: szkic liści winnej latorośli (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

"Kaczkowane krakowiaki", design for the polychrome decoration of the Physicians' Society House in Kraków, Stanisław Wyspiański

"Kaczkowane krakowiaki", design for the polychrome decoration of the Physicians' Society House in Kraków, 1904.

Kaczkowane krakowiaki. Projekt polichromii dla Domu… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil and colored pencil on tracing paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Rose, 1898.

Ruusu (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Miss Annette Hage (1814-1857) Showing her Nephew Hother Hage (1849-1904) a Book of Plant Illustrations, Wilhelm Marstrand

Miss Annette Hage (1814-1857) Showing her Nephew Hother Hage (1849-1904) a Book of Plant Illustrations, 1856.

Frk. Annette Hage (1814-1857) viser sin brodersøn Hother… (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), oil on canvas

Nivaagaard Collection, Denmark

Dark green leaves (vetch), Stanisław Wyspiański

Dark green leaves (vetch), 1897.

"Liście ciemno zielone" (Wyka) (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Slender blue little nettle (recto); windflower (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Slender blue little nettle (recto); windflower (verso), 1896.

"Pokrzywka niebieska wątła" (recto) ; "(Anemonka) Bielanka"… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), watercolor and pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Bilberry (recto); gooseberry (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Bilberry (recto); gooseberry (verso), 1896.

"Borówka" (recto) ; "Agrest" (verso) (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), watercolor and pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Fern, 1896.

Paproć (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

"Pałubka" (recto); yellow rock "pyszczki", low creeping bushes (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

"Pałubka" (recto); yellow rock "pyszczki", low creeping bushes (verso), 1896.

"Pałubka" (recto) ; "Żółte pyszczki skalne, niskie krzaczki… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), watercolor, pencil and colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

View of Charlottenborg and the Gardener’s Lodge of the Botanical Gardens, Seen from the North Side of Nyhavn, C.W. Eckersberg

View of Charlottenborg and the Gardener’s Lodge of the Botanical Gardens, Seen from the North Side of Nyhavn, 1845.

Idealprospekt af Charlottenborg og Botanisk Haves… (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), pencil, pen, black ink and grey wash

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Illustration for Jonas Lie, 'The Family at Gilje', Copenhagen 1903, Erik Werenskiold

Illustration for Jonas Lie, 'The Family at Gilje', Copenhagen 1903, 1904.

Illustrasjon til Jonas Lie "Familien på Gilje", København… (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Thistles and spirea, Billerud at Toten, Hans Gude

Thistles and spirea, Billerud at Toten, 1880.

Tistler og spirea, Billerud på Toten (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Flower Studies

Kukkaharjoitelmia (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), ink

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Design of a vignette with the motif of white lilies and spear thistle for "Życie. Illustrated magazine on literature and art", Stanisław Wyspiański

Design of a vignette with the motif of white lilies and spear thistle for "Życie. Illustrated magazine on literature and art", 1898.

Projekt winiety z motywem lili białych i ostrożenia… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil and colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

[Mullein, recto and verso], Stanisław Wyspiański

[Mullein, recto and verso], 1897.

[Dziewanna - recto i verso] (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Faded little blue flowers (recto); small yellow rock bushes (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Faded little blue flowers (recto); small yellow rock bushes (verso), 1896.

"Nikłe kwiatuszki błękitne" (recto); " Żółte skalne drobne… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), watercolor and pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Apple tree (recto); cherry tree (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Apple tree (recto); cherry tree (verso), 1896.

"Jabłoń" (recto) ; "Wiśnia" (verso) (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Milk thistle bush, upright, grown tall (recto); "przygłuszka" (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Milk thistle bush, upright, grown tall (recto); "przygłuszka" (verso), 1896.

"Krzak mleczowy, stojący, wybujały wysoko" (recto)… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), watercolor and pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Small buttercup, weak tall bush (recto); yellow thistle chamomile, weak tall bush (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Small buttercup, weak tall bush (recto); yellow thistle chamomile, weak tall bush (verso), 1896.

"Jaskierek, wątły wysoki krzaczek" (recto) ; " Rumianek… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), watercolor and pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Study of Three Parrot Tulips, John Constable

Study of Three Parrot Tulips, c. 1832.

Study of Three Parrot Tulips (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on paper mounted on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Cyclamens

Syklaameja (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), watercolor

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Tyrihjelm, Billerud på Toten, 1880.

Tyrihjelm, Billerud på Toten (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pencil and watercolor on paper

National Museum of Norway

Tree root from Lyder Sagen's garden in Bergen, Johan Christian Dahl

Tree root from Lyder Sagen's garden in Bergen, 1844.

Trerot fra Lyder Sagens Hage i Bergen (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil and wash on paper

National Museum of Norway

Tree and leaf studies, Johan Christian Dahl

Tree and leaf studies, c. 1843.

Tre- og bladstudier (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Roses. Design to the Polychromy in the Franciscan Church in Krakow, Stanisław Wyspiański

Roses. Design to the Polychromy in the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1897.

Róże. Projekt do polichromii kościoła Franciszkanów w… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Shimmering cherry, lilac and blue little flower (recto); shimmering violet and pink (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Shimmering cherry, lilac and blue little flower (recto); shimmering violet and pink (verso), 1896.

"Mieniący kwiatek wiśniowo-liliowo-błękitny" (recto)… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), watercolor and pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Sturdy blue little nettle (recto); mezereon (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Sturdy blue little nettle (recto); mezereon (verso), 1896.

"Pokrzywka niebieska tęga" (recto) ; "Wilcze łyko" (verso) (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), watercolor and pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Star-shaped bush (recto); star-shaped bushes (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Star-shaped bush (recto); star-shaped bushes (verso), 1896.

"Krzak gwiaździsty" (recto) ; " Krzaki gwiazdowe." (verso) (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), watercolor and pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Yellow "fontanka" (recto); sow thistle (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Yellow "fontanka" (recto); sow thistle (verso), 1896.

"Fontanka żółta" (recto) "Mlecz" (verso) (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), watercolor, pencil and colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Botanical Study

Növénytanulmány (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), pencil on paper

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Chestnut leaves and flower, design for the polychrome decoration of the Physicians' Society House in Kraków, Stanisław Wyspiański

Chestnut leaves and flower, design for the polychrome decoration of the Physicians' Society House in Kraków, 1904.

Liście i kwiat kasztanowca. Projekt do polichromii Domu… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil and colored pencil on tracing paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Tulips

Tulppaaneja (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), watercolor

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Woman and Plant Studies, 1878–1880.

Kvinnefigur og plantestudier (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

White and green "pyszczki" (recto); white slipper flower with dark green heart (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

White and green "pyszczki" (recto); white slipper flower with dark green heart (verso), 1897.

"Pyszczki biało-ziel." (recto); "Trzewiczek biały z ciemno… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Plants growing near a wall, John Constable

Plants growing near a wall, c. 1820.

Plants growing near a wall (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on paper

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Marsh spurge, variety (recto); wood sorrel (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Marsh spurge, variety (recto); wood sorrel (verso), 1896.

"Mlecz gromadny, odmiana" (recto); " Zajęcza kapusta"… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), watercolor and pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Currants (recto); wild strawberry (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Currants (recto); wild strawberry (verso), 1896.

"Porzeczki" (recto) ; "Poziomka" (verso) (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Plant study, 1777–1779.

Plantestudie (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Chestnut (recto); star-shaped bush with tiny leaves (verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Chestnut (recto); star-shaped bush with tiny leaves (verso), 1896.

"Kasztan" (recto) "Krzak gwiazdowy o drobniutkich… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil and colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland