Carnation or clove pink, oillet, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Charles Malo’s Guirlande de Flore, Garland of Flowers, Chez Janet, Paris, 1816. A gift book for ladies with fine miniature botanicals by Bessa, one of the great French flower painters of the 19th century.

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Size: 3681px × 5742px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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