Iris Painting by Georg Dionys Ehret (1745)

Posted by on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on Iris Painting by Georg Dionys Ehret (1745) One of the treasures of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh is a 1745 gouache painting on vellum by the eminent German­-English artist Georg Dionys Ehret (1710-1770) depicting two species of Iris, Iris susiana L. (Mourning Iris) and Iris latifolia Mill. (English Iris). The Hunt Institute is fortunate to own more than two hundred and twenty-five paintings by Ehret; most...
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