205 Free Artworks of 18th Century Botanical Illustration

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The 18th century illustration of a black bird with blossoms, butterfly, and red ribbon.

The 18th century illustration of a small red headed bird on rose branch.

The 18th century illustration of two brown birds with carnations and butterflies.

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The 18th century illustration of two birds on a branch of tulips with insects.

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The 18th century illustration of pair of brown birds on rose stem with butterfly and spider.

The 18th century illustration of a basket of blooming flowers.

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The 18th century illustration of a branch with a cluster of ripe plums and caterpillars.

The 18th century illustration of a bird on an orange branch with butterfly.

butterfly fruits

The 18th century illustration of a black and white mottled bird on tulip stem with daffodils and butterflies.

butterfly plants

The 18th century illustration of a blue black bird on rose branch with spider.

The 18th century illustration of a bouquet of two carnations and a tulip bound by a blue ribbon; bird perched on tulip; butterflies and insect fly above.

butterfly insects

Rose of Sharon (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

The 18th century illustration of a gray bird on a branch with tulip, snapdragons, and forget-me-nots with butterfly.

butterfly flower

The 18th century illustration of brown and black bird and blue and yellow birds on branch with red blossoms hunting insects.

Aristolochia Pistolochia Altera (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

The 18th century illustration of pair of brown birds with blossoms, berries, and a butterfly.

illustration butterfly

The 18th century illustration of a brown bird on a branch with persimmons and a butterfly.

Mad apple (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

The 18th century illustration of pair of brown birds on bouquet with tulip, rose, and snapdragons, with butterflies.

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Lily–Daffodil (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

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Anemone tenuifolia flore semipleno vivido cinnabaris rubore splenoens, Anemone cremisino, Anemone (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

The 18th century illustration of a yellow and blue bird on bouquet with rose, tulips, and daffodils, with butterflies.

The 18th century illustration of a basket filled with lemons and their leaves and blossoms; one lemon partially peeled, a wedge sitting on the ground.

The 18th century illustration of a small black and white bird on rose leaf with blossoms and butterflies.

butterfly flower

The 18th century illustration of a brown bird on a branch with rose, tulip, and insects.

butterfly insects

Multicolor Tulip (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

Lychnis sylvestris quae Saponaria vulgo, Saponara, Le Lichnis sauvage (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

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Great Moth (Phalæna ingens) from The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1754) by Mark Catesby (1683-1749).

butterfly insects

Breadfruit drawing, John Frederick Miller

artocarpus altilis - botanical illustrations john frederick miller

Acacia cunninghamii Banks

acacia concurrens - botanical illustrations banks' florilegium

Pomona, Batty Langley

brotherton library, university of leeds plums - botanical illustrations

Hoptree. Ptelea trifoliata. Thrives in the moist soil of the Mississippi River Valley. Illustration by Mark Catesby (1722)

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Cyrtanthus obliquus by Wegmayr, Sebastian Wegmayr

cyrtanthus obliquus - botanical illustrations sebastian wegmayr

Canterbury bells. Campanula medium. Moninckx atlas, Moninckx, J., vol. 8: t. 72 (1702-1709)

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Sunflower (1777)

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Iris persica. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Eranthis hyemalis. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Cyclamen coum. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Omphalodes verna. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Narcissus pseudonarcissus. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Iris pumila. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Erica herbacea. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Dodecatheon meadia. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Primula villosa. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Coronilla valentina. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Iris variegata. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Erodium reichardii. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Iris versicolor. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Nigella damascena. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Silene coronaria. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Stapelia variegata. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Dianthus chinensis. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Tropaeolum majus. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Rhombophyllum dolabriforme. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Lilium chalcedonicum. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Felicia tenella. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Browallia americana. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Tolpis barbata. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Lilium bulbiferum. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Convolvulus tricolor.Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Dog's tooth violet. Erythronium dens-canis. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Christmas rose. Helleborus niger. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J. Sowerby (1787)

Jonquil. Narcissus jonquilla. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Disocactus flagelliformis. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Ivy geranium. Pelargonium peltatum. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Mignonette. Reseda odorata. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Jasminum officinale, poet's jasmine. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Edible Fig. Ficus carica. Blackwell, E., A curious herbal, vol. 1: t. 125 (1737) [E. Blackwell]

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Common hepatica, liverwort, kidneywort, pennywort. Anemone hepatica. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Passiflora caerulea. blue crown passion flower. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Custard apple, netted pawpaw, bull's heart (Annona reticulata), with Phalaena magna (the largest Carolina moth). Illustration by Mark Catesby (1722).

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Frangipani, red jasmine. Plumeria rubra. By G.D. Ehret (1749)

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American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) with Summer Redbind. Catesby, M., The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, vol. 1, t. 56 (1754)

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Purple coneflower. Echinacea purpurea. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Poisonwood, Florida poisontree, hog gum (Metopium toxiferum) with violet grosbeak (Coccothraustes purpurea). iIlustration by Mark Catesby, (1722).

illustration bird

Rattail cactus. Easy to grow and showy, frequently grown in containers. Disocactus flagelliformis. Trew, Plantae selectae, Trew, C.J., vol. 3, (1752) [G.D. Ehret]

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Papaya, fruta bomba. Carica papaya. Illustration by G.D. Ehret (1750).

illustration tree

Rue, Common Rue, Herb of Grace, Sadab. Ruta graveolens. Ruta, from the Greek reuo (to set free), for its reputation for treating various diseases. Hippocrates highly recommended the use of Rue. Moninckx atlas, vol. 8: t. 49 (1682-1709)

illustration medicine

The Botanical Magazine, Plate 1 (Volume 1, 1787)

iris persica - botanical illustrations the botanical magazine, volume 1

The Botanical Magazine, Plate 22 (Volume 1, 1787)

nigella damascena - botanical illustrations the botanical magazine, volume 1

Tree Mallow. Grows in coastal areas of Western Europe and the Mediterranean.

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The Botanical Magazine, Plate 18 (Volume 1, 1787)

the botanical magazine, volume 1 erodium reichardii

Poppy anemone. Anemone coronaria. Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum, Bonelli, Giorgio, vol. 5 (1783-1816)

illustration plants

Poppy anemone. Anemone coronaria. Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum, by Bonelli, Giorgio, vol. 5 (1783-1816)

illustration spring

African Daisy, or "Gousblom" in Afrikaans. Arctotis acaulis. Illustrated by G.D. Ehret (1773).

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Double nasturtium (c.1730)

illustration climbing

Helleborena, The Lady's Slipper of Pennsylvania, with bullfrog (Rana maxima).

Nasturtium. Tropaeolum majus.

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Pygmy iris (1787)

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Persian iris (1787)

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Lemon daylily (1787)

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Amethyst Flower (1787)

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Shoofly, flower-of-an-hour, bladder hibiscus. Hibiscus trionum [as Ketmia vesicaria vulgaris] Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum, Bonelli, Giorgio, vol. 1 (1783-1816)

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Primula villosa. Botanical Magazine, t. 1-36, vol. 1: t. 14 (1787)

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Narcissus jonquilla. Botanical Magazine, t. 1-36, vol. 1: t. 15 (1787)

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Liverwort, kidneywort, or pennywort (1787)

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Orange lily. Lilium bulbiferum.

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Butterfly Weed (Asclepias curassavica) and Monarch butterfly [Danaus plexippus, as Papilio archippus]

butterfly botany

Omphalodes verna [as Cynoglossum omphaloides]. Botanical Magazine, t. 1-36, vol. 1: t. 7 (1787)

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