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Red, blue and white lotus, of Hindostan
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Plate eighty-eight from the third volume of James
Forbes' "Oriental Memoirs". Forbes (1749-1819) was a keen observer
of nature, often making drawings of every interesting plant or
animal he came across during his travels in India. Forbes wrote,
'These water lilies were drawn and coloured from Nature...they
almost cover the Indian Lakes. When gently agitated by the breeze,
they give them a beauty and freshness not easily conceived by the
inhabitants of a colder climate.'
Title: Red, blue and white lotus, of Hindostan
Description:
Plate eighty-eight from the third volume of James
Forbes' "Oriental Memoirs".
Forbes (1749-1819) was a keen observer
of nature, often making drawings of every interesting plant or
animal he came across during his travels in India.
Forbes wrote,
'These water lilies were drawn and coloured from Nature.
they
almost cover the Indian Lakes.
When gently agitated by the breeze,
they give them a beauty and freshness not easily conceived by the
inhabitants of a colder climate.
'.
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