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Water Lily Collection

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Nymphaea sp. water lily

Nymphaea sp. water lily
Watercolour No. 15 by Walter Hood Fitch, c. mid-1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageWater Lily Collection: The Water Lilies: Trees Reflections by Monet

The Water Lilies: Trees Reflections by Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. The Water Lilies: Trees Reflections, ca. 1915-1926. Oil on canvas (200 x 850 cm). Orangerie Museum. Paris. France

Background imageWater Lily Collection: The Water Lilies: The Two Willows, circa 1915-1926 by Monet

The Water Lilies: The Two Willows, circa 1915-1926 by Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. The Water Lilies: The Two Willows, ca. 1915-1926. Oil on canvas (200 x 1700 cm). Detail. Orangerie Museum. Paris. France

Background imageWater Lily Collection: The Water Lilies: Clear Morning with Willows by Monet

The Water Lilies: Clear Morning with Willows by Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. The Water Lilies: Clear Morning with Willows, ca. 1915-1926. Oil on canvas (200 x 1275 cm). Orangerie Museum. Paris. France

Background imageWater Lily Collection: The Water Lilies: Morning with Willows by Monet

The Water Lilies: Morning with Willows by Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. The Water Lilies: Morning with Willows, ca. 1915-1926. Oil on canvas (200 x 1275 cm). Orangerie Museum. Paris. France

Background imageWater Lily Collection: The Water Lilies: Green Reflections circa 1915-1926 by Monet

The Water Lilies: Green Reflections circa 1915-1926 by Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. The Water Lilies: Green Reflections, ca. 1915-1926. Oil on canvas (200 x 850 cm). Detail. Orangerie Museum. Paris. France

Background imageWater Lily Collection: The Water Lilies: The Clouds, 1915-1926, by Claude Monet

The Water Lilies: The Clouds, 1915-1926, by Claude Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. Water Lilies: The Clouds, ca. 1915-1926. Oil on canvas (200 x 1275 cm). Detail. Orangerie Museum. Paris. France

Background imageWater Lily Collection: The Water Lilies: The Clouds by Claude Monet

The Water Lilies: The Clouds by Claude Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. Water Lilies: The Clouds, ca. 1915-1926. Oil on canvas (200 x 1275 cm). Detail. Orangerie Museum. Paris. France

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Yellow water-lily, Nuphar lutea

Yellow water-lily, Nuphar lutea, Nenuphar lutea, Nenuphar jaune. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Background imageWater Lily Collection: The white Water-Lily and yellow Nuphar, Silence

The white Water-Lily and yellow Nuphar, Silence
The white Water-Lily, Nymphaea odorata, and yellow waterlily, Nuphar lutea, Silence. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Amazon water-lily, Nymphaea amazonum

Amazon water-lily, Nymphaea amazonum. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Red-flowered water lily, Nymphaea rubra

Red-flowered water lily, Nymphaea rubra. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr. after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, T. Curtis, London, 1810

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 681

Curtis British Entomology Plate 681
Hemiptera: Hydroessa pygmaea = Microvelia pygmaea [Plant: Nymphoides peltata (Villarsia nymphoides, Fringed Water-lily)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 495

Curtis British Entomology Plate 495
Lepidoptera: Hydrocampa stratiota = Parapoynx stratiotata (Ringed China-mark) [Plant: Nuphar lutea (Yellow Water-lily)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 485

Curtis British Entomology Plate 485
Diptera: Cordylura livens = Hydromyza livens (Water-lily Cordylura Fly) [Plant: Nymphaea alba (White Water-lily)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Fran Kern with herbarium specimen

Fran Kern with herbarium specimen
Fran Kern a botanist at the Natural History Museum, London. The specimen featured is Nymphaea candida C. Presl, candid water lily collected in Sweden

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Nymphaea odorata var. minor

Nymphaea odorata var. minor
Plate 45. Watercolour on paper, 1901 by Mrs Hosea B. Morse (Annie Josephine Wexford) (1853-1940). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1901

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Nymphaea nelumbo, sacred Egyptian bean

Nymphaea nelumbo, sacred Egyptian bean
Illustration from The Temple of Flora by Robert John Thornton (1768?-1837). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Nymphaea capensis, cape blue water lily

Nymphaea capensis, cape blue water lily
Unsigned artwork from early 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Nymphaea ampla, water lily

Nymphaea ampla, water lily
Watercolour no. 15 by Ralph Stennett, 1806. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Nuphar lutea ssp. Advena, spatter-doc

Nuphar lutea ssp. Advena, spatter-doc
Drawing 8/1 made in 1904 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 102

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Nymphaea stellata L. water lily

Nymphaea stellata L. water lily
Watercolour on vellum by Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Nymphaea sp. water lilies

Nymphaea sp. water lilies
Plate 9 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Nuphar luteum, yellow pond lily

Nuphar luteum, yellow pond lily
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1906. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 115

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Derwentwater, Lodore Hotel, Waterlily Bay, Lake District, En

Derwentwater, Lodore Hotel, Waterlily Bay, Lake District, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Bodnant Garden, Eglwysbach, Conwy, North Wales

Bodnant Garden, Eglwysbach, Conwy, North Wales
View of Bodnant Garden in Eglwysbach, Conwy, North Wales, with water lilies in flower on a large pond

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Nymphaea Mooreana (Water Lily)

Nymphaea Mooreana (Water Lily), an acquatic plant of the Nymphaeaceae family. It has a yellow flower with an orange centre

Background imageWater Lily Collection: Iris Iberica at Kew Gardens

Iris Iberica at Kew Gardens
Iris Iberica growing beside the water at Kew Gardens, West London


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