File:Common sunflower and greyhound (RCIN 924404).jpg

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English: Common sunflower and greyhound
Author
Alexander Marshal (c. 1620-82) (artist)
Title
English: Common sunflower and greyhound
Description
English: A page of watercolours of a large Sunflower and a dog in miniature.


The sunflower is native to the Americas and was brought to England in the sixteenth century. The creatures which Marshal often drew on the same sheet as his plant studies are usually out of scale, and seem to be included as light-hearted additions to the florilegium.


Provenance: Presented to George IV
Date c. 1650-82
Medium Watercolour
Dimensions 45.6 x 33.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Accession number
RCIN 924404
Source/Photographer https://www.rct.uk/collection/search?#/2/collection/924404/common-sunflower-and-greyhound

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