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  • A Turk's-cap lily (Lilium martagon), a harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) and a pansy (Viola species): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Bloemaert, c. 1650, after G. Lanfranco.
  • Nerine undulata: entire flowering plant. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • Cyanella capensis L.: entire flowering plant with separate floral segments and bulb. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • The floral emblems of purity are the white lily & the star of Bethlehem : for purity of blood use Frazer's Sulphur Tablets : test them free of charge.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.
  • The Virgin looks away from her Bible as the angel appears, bearing lilies. Engraving by C. Visscher after A. de Weerdt.
  • Ginger lily (Hedychium maximum): flowering stem. Coloured pencil drawing.
  • A lily (Lilium species): flowering plant. Watercolour.
  • A foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum): flowering stems with butterfly and other insect. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • A liliaceous flowering plant with three separate flowers. Watercolour.
  • Four flowers of a liliaceous plant. Watercolour.
  • The angel, announcing the birth of Christ, gives a lily to the Virgin. Etching by N. Le Mire after Dubois after F. Solimena.
  • The Virgin Mary telling a young Saint John the Baptist to be quiet as the baby Jesus is sleeping. Engraving by E. Hainzelmann after Annibale Carracci.
  • A wolf walking towards a dog and away from a sheep, surrounded by various flowers and insects. Engraving by P. Williamson, 1663, after W. Hollar.
  • The floral emblems of purity are the white lily & the star of Bethlehem : for purity of blood use Frazer's Sulphur Tablets : test them free of charge.
  • A flowering orange lily. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after Guenébeaud.
  • A lily (Lilium persicum): flowering stem with butterfly, moth and beetle. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Orange lily (Lilium species): flowering stem. Coloured etching by J. Harris, c. 1805.
  • The Virgin sets aside her Bible as the angel appears, holding out his hand and bearing lilies. Engraving after F. Barocci (?).
  • The Virgin reads her Bible as the angel appears with the Holy Spirit. Engraving by J. Collaert after J. Straet.
  • Four British garden plants, including a lily and delphinium: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
  • Patterns of nature: a series of decorative plants. 4, Lilium regale.
  • A thistle in the centre with a boar to the left facing a mastiff to the right, all surrounded by various plants and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.
  • "Best of all blood purifiers" : the floral emblems of purity are the white lily and the star of Bethlehem : for purity of blood use Frazer's Sulphur Tablets.
  • A lily: flowering stem and leaves. Pencil drawing.
  • St. Bernard's lily (Anthericum liliago L.): flowering stem with separate rootstock and cluster of fruits. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • The Virgin Mary, immaculately conceived, descends from heaven, a sickle moon beneath her feet. Engraving by F-E-A. Bridoux, 1845, after B.E. Murillo, ca. 1650.
  • Christ holding a lily. Lithograph by W.C. Maguire.
  • Five different Cape lily plants (Crinum species): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph.