Portulaca Paniculata — Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
This eighteenth-century botanical plate presents a tall flowering specimen historically identified on the sheet as Portulaca paniculata and Talinum patens. A slender warm brown stem rises through broad golden-olive foliage before opening into an exceptionally delicate network of flowering branches.
Tiny pink blossoms and rose-colored buds are scattered throughout the airy upper panicle alongside small golden botanical structures with occasional dark tips. Larger ochre and olive leaves anchor the lower portion, while the expansive warm cream ground emphasizes the specimen's elegant vertical form and intricate floral details.
Artwork Details
- Artist/Creator: Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
- Title: Portulaca Paniculata
- Original title: Portulaca paniculata / Talinum patens
- Series: Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia
- Date: Circa 1780
- Period: 18th century
- Place of Origin: Vienna
- Medium: Colored botanical illustration
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- Paper weight: 200 gsm (80 lb).
- Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
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- Frame dimensions: Approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) deep and 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide.
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