Artwork
Lactuca Perennis
Lactuca Perennis is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Johann Hieronymus Kniphof. It dates from 1760 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Lactuca Perennis is a print created by Johann Hieronymus Kniphof in 1760, featuring a detailed representation of the Lactuca perennis plant.
Technique & Style
The work was made by pressing and drying a plant specimen, then inking it and pressing it between two sheets of paper, resulting in a delicate, shadow-like impression. The level of detail suggests a scientific or botanical purpose.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts Lactuca perennis, a plant species, with its characteristic jagged leaves and small buds on a thin stem. The scientific name is labeled on the print, indicating a focus on botanical accuracy.
Context
This type of careful, detailed drawing was typical in 18th-century scientific and botanical publications, where accurate representations of plant species were essential for study and identification.
Artist & collection
Sonchus arvensis
Senecio viscosus
Umbelliferae (Buphorum rotundifolium, Lo.)
Chaerophyllum hirsistum
Sedum album (hvid stenurt); Sedum anacampseros (rundbladet stenurt); Sedum (stenurt); Suaeda vera (busk-strandgåsefod); Sedum rupestre (bjerg-stenurt)
a Stachis grandiflora; b Nicotiana rustica
Flower Study
Polygonatum multiflorum Monch