Foxglove (Digitalis sp.): flowering stem with separate floral sections. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

Date:
[1774]
Reference:
16970i
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Foxgloves are used as a source of digitalis, a cardiac stimulant

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[Romae (Rome)] : [Bouchard et Gravier], [1774]

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 36.8 x 22.9 cm

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Digitalis major lutea, vel pallida, parvo flore. I.R.H.165. - Ital. Digitella. - Gall. Digitale

Reference

Wellcome Collection 16970i

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