#17 Alcea folio rotundo
London, 177016 x 11 in (41 x 27 cm)
ID #FF29E-FL-17CB
The flowers of the alcea plant, also known as hollyhocks, may be used to improve blood circulation or chest pain, among other benefits.
This hand-colored copper plate engraving is part of a collection of prints from the book Figures of the Most Beautiful Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary, published by Philip Miller in London in 1770. There were multiple contributing illustrators, including Georg Ehret.
Condition: Good.