Iris Collection (page 19)

Quilt, 1822 (cotton)
NYH154294 Quilt, 1822 (cotton) by Warner, Ann Maria (fl.1822); 262.3x267.3 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American, out of copyright

Iris, Iris gemanica, and sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica
6336990 Iris, Iris gemanica, and sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica by Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1846) (after); (add.info.: Iris, Iris gemanica, and sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica)

Vase of Flowers in a Window, c. 1618 (oil on panel)
5672023 Vase of Flowers in a Window, c.1618 (oil on panel) by Bosschaert, Ambrosius the Elder (1573-1621); 64x46 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; Flemish, out of copyright

Tub of flowers, 1614 (oil on panel)
5938241 Tub of flowers, 1614 (oil on panel) by Hoecke, Kasper or Gaspar van den (1595-1648); 84.4x52 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Flemish, out of copyright

Ancient goddesses Diana 1, Proserpina 2, Ceres 3, Iris 4, Venus and Amor 5
6340165 Ancient goddesses Diana 1, Proserpina 2, Ceres 3, Iris 4, Venus and Amor 5 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Ancient goddesses Diana 1, Proserpina 2, Ceres 3, Iris 4)

Iris Sambucina (Elder Scented Iris), from The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden
4071299 Iris Sambucina (Elder Scented Iris), from The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed, pub. 1792 (hand coloured engraving) by English School

Iris a feuille large - in "Histoire generale des insects de Surinam et de toute
LSE4089755 Iris A feuille large - in " Histoire generale des insects de Surinam et de toute l Europe" by Maria Sibylla de Merian, ed

Iris, Lilac, Primulae, Blossom and Peonies in a Basket, (oil on canvas)
823504 Iris, Lilac, Primulae, Blossom and Peonies in a Basket, (oil on canvas) by Jensen, Johan Laurents (1800-56); 36x44 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Iris, Lilac, Primulae)

Europe: forest in Lithuania; German village; Italian country road (coloured engraving)
3630087 Europe: forest in Lithuania; German village; Italian country road (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Europe)

Yatsu-Hashi, fromaMomoyo-gusa (The World of Things) Vol I, pub
3506747 Yatsu-Hashi, fromAMomoyo-gusa (The World of Things) Vol I, pub.1909 (colour block woodcut) by Sekka, Kamisaka (1866-1942); (add.info)

Inner Coffin of Djedmut, 26th-25th Dynasty, Late Period, c
3576752 Inner Coffin of Djedmut, 26th-25th Dynasty, Late Period, c.715-525 BC (wood with linen, gesso, and paint) by Egyptian; 180.3x53.7x19.1 cm; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Landscape window of a distant view across water with birch trees
3431733 Landscape window of a distant view across water with birch trees and irises in the foreground (leaded & etched stained glass)

Two iris flowers each containing the face of a young woman (collage)
725034 Two iris flowers each containing the face of a young woman (collage) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Blue irises, 1900-30 (woodblock print)
2909675 Blue irises, 1900-30 (woodblock print) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); 25.4x12.8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Japanese, out of copyright

Door Panel Decoration (chromolitho)
730470 Door Panel Decoration (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Door Panel Decoration, published by Raphael Tuck)

Miyako-Dore, no. 50, 1898 (colour litho)
740436 Miyako-Dore, no.50, 1898 (colour litho) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the catalogue of the Yokohama nursery of Seitaro Arai which specialised in Iris)

Nyo-Nishiki, no. 11, 1898 (colour litho)
740428 Nyo-Nishiki, no.11, 1898 (colour litho) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the catalogue of the Yokohama nursery of Seitaro Arai which specialised in Iris)

Nanakomachi, no. 21, 1898 (colour litho)
740420 Nanakomachi, no.21, 1898 (colour litho) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the catalogue of the Yokohama nursery of Seitaro Arai which specialised in Iris)

Loving Friends (chromolitho)
2803143 Loving Friends (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loving Friends. Illustration for Pen and Pencil magazine)

Iris (engraving)
2806582 Iris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iris. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Persian Lily and Irises, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler (1561-1629)
3359435 Persian Lily and Irises, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler (1561-1629), pub. 1613 (hand coloured engraving) by German School

Iris, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu), c
2969511 Iris, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu), c.1814 (colour woodblock print (album sheet)) by Hokusai

Common Iris with butterflies, c. 1776 (hand-coloured engraving)
618106 Common Iris with butterflies, c.1776 (hand-coloured engraving) by Buchoz, Pierre-Joseph (1731-1807); Private Collection; (add.info.: from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, published 1776)

Annemone, Hemerocale and Iris (graphite, w / c & bodycolour on vellum)
615606 Annemone, Hemerocale and Iris (graphite, w/c & bodycolour on vellum) by Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1835); 13.9x20.6 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; (add.info.: graphite)

Annemone, Hemerocale and Iris (detail) (graphite, w / c & bodycolour on vellum)
615605 Annemone, Hemerocale and Iris (detail) (graphite, w/c & bodycolour on vellum) by Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1835); 13.9x20.6 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The Precious Stones: Amethyst, 1900 (colour litho)
2634674 The Precious Stones: Amethyst, 1900 (colour litho) by Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939); Private Collection; Czech, out of copyright

Vase of Flowers (oil on canvas)
FIT58891 Vase of Flowers (oil on canvas) by Verelst, Simon Peeterz (1644-1721); 106.6x88.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Dutch, out of copyright

Gebon no zu (colour woodblock print)
2637063 Gebon no zu (colour woodblock print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 36.3x25.2 cm; New York Public Library, USA; Japanese, out of copyright

The Iris (colour litho)
2638520 The Iris (colour litho) by Hervegh, E. (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: E. Hervegh Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

Kingfisher, Irises and Pinks (colour woodblock print)
STC437654 Kingfisher, Irises and Pinks (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

Irises, Roses, Lily of the Valley and other Flowers in a Glass Vase in a Niche
CH402053 Irises, Roses, Lily of the Valley and other Flowers in a Glass Vase in a Niche, 1621 (oil on panel) by Ast, Balthasar van der (c.1593-1657)

A Vase of Flowers, 1635 (oil on panel)
BAL226685 A Vase of Flowers, 1635 (oil on panel) by Bosschaert, Ambrosius the Younger (1609-45); 38x28.5 cm; Private Collection; Courtesy of Thomas Brod and Patrick Pilkington; Dutch, out of copyright

Fan, plate 23 from Fantaisies decoratives, engraved by Gillot
REV279409 Fan, plate 23 from Fantaisies decoratives, engraved by Gillot, published by Jules Rouam, Librairie de l Art, Paris, 1887 (colour engraving) by Habert-Dys

Flowers of the seasons, Screens (six-panel), 1600-30 (colour over silver on paper)
3742000 Flowers of the seasons, Screens (six-panel), 1600-30 (colour over silver on paper) by Sotatsu, Tawaraya (fl.c.1600-40); 119.5x229.2 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

The Naval Mobilisation (engraving)
1041523 The Naval Mobilisation (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Mobilisation)

Iris Germanica, 1542 (hand-coloured woodcut)
985885 Iris Germanica, 1542 (hand-coloured woodcut) by Fuchs, Leonhard (1501-66); 36.2x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Iris Germanica. From De historia stirpium commentarii insignes)

Language of Flowers, Iris (colour photo)
3091159 Language of Flowers, Iris (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Language of Flowers, Iris)

Young woman looking at a pot of pinks, c. 1767 (colour woodblock print)
3036938 Young woman looking at a pot of pinks, c.1767 (colour woodblock print) by Harunobu, Suzuki (1725-70); 27x19.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Kelvin Smith; Japanese

Pandora, whom the assembled Gods, endowed with all their gifts
1065278 Pandora, whom the assembled Gods, endowed with all their gifts... 1834 (oil on mahogany panel) by Howard, Henry (1769-1847); Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Koshikibu, No. 72, 1890 (colour woodblock print)
1064964 Koshikibu, No. 72, 1890 (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the catalogue of The Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd)

Kagari-Bi, No. 38, 1890 (colour woodblock print)
1064955 Kagari-Bi, No. 38, 1890 (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the catalogue of The Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd)

Issui-No-Gin, No. 34, 1890 (colour woodblock print)
1064953 Issui-No-Gin, No. 34, 1890 (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the catalogue of The Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd)

Tsuru-No-Kegoromo, No. 33, 1890 (colour woodblock print)
1064952 Tsuru-No-Kegoromo, No. 33, 1890 (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the catalogue of The Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd)

Yamato-Nishiki, No. 31, 1890 (colour woodblock print)
1064951 Yamato-Nishiki, No. 31, 1890 (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the catalogue of The Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd)

Yellow and Violet Irises, c. 1776 (hand-coloured engraving)
618099 Yellow and Violet Irises, c.1776 (hand-coloured engraving) by Buchoz, Pierre-Joseph (1731-1807); Private Collection; (add.info.: from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, published 1776)

Iris appearing before Turnus, opening of Book IX of Virgils Aeneid
621803 Iris appearing before Turnus, opening of Book IX of Virgils Aeneid (w/c on vellum) by Morris, William (1834-96); 14.3x13.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Polianthes, Oxalis and Iris, 1749 (hand-coloured engraving)
660969 Polianthes, Oxalis and Iris, 1749 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ehret, Georg Dionysius (1710-70); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Poppies, Irises and Blossom, (oil on canvas)
658649 Poppies, Irises and Blossom, (oil on canvas) by Benner, Jean (1836-1909); 176x176 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Poppies, Irises and Blossom. Jean Benner (1836-1909). Oil on canvas

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"Iris: A Kaleidoscope of Beauty and Symbolism" The captivating allure of the iris is undeniable, whether it be the enchanting Iris xiphioides or the elegant Anglica. From its appearance on a Tatler front cover featuring the iconic Tallulah Bankhead in 1925 to its depiction in Robert Furber's Twelve Months of Flowers, this flower has always been a symbol of grace and sophistication. In June, as captured by Furber's Plate 32, fields adorned with irises near Arles evoke Van Gogh's masterpiece "Field with Flowers. " The vibrant hues showcased in Plate 16 and Plate 18 further emphasize the iris' ability to mesmerize with its striking colors. Beyond artistry, even transportation bears witness to the iris' significance. The Royal Iris Ferry Steamer stands as a testament to how this flower has permeated various aspects of society throughout history. Delving into botanical realms, Basilius Beslers' Florilegium showcases variegated Spanish irises alongside wild leeks. This engraving from 1613 highlights not only their visual appeal but also their presence within nature's tapestry. Moving beyond mere aesthetics, we explore eye anatomy artwork that draws parallels between our own eyes and these delicate blooms. Just like our eyes are windows to our souls, so too do irises reflect depth and emotion. Finally, we find ourselves amidst the splendor of New Mexico's Pecos Wilderness where wild irises thrive. Here they stand tall against rugged landscapes—a reminder that beauty can flourish even in seemingly inhospitable environments. Whether admired for its artistic representation or revered for its symbolic meaning across cultures and time periods—iris remains an emblematic kaleidoscope of beauty that continues to captivate hearts worldwide.