La Belle de Nuit (Morning Glory), pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807).

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La Belle de Nuit (Morning Glory), from 'Collection Precieuse et Enluminee', pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Ipomoea alba but this example is in fact Ipomoea purpurea (Convovulus purpurea).

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