Joel Roberts Poinsett 1801 Edward Greene Malbone Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851) was a statesman—the first United States minister to Mexico—author, and botanist. He introduced to this country the Mexican flower later named for him: Euphorbia pulcherrima, commonly known as poinsettia. Malbone also portrayed Poinsett's sister, Susan, and Hugh Bridport () portrayed Poinsett in later Joel Roberts Poinsett. Edward Greene Malbone (1777–1807). American. 1801. Watercolor on ivory

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