Fantastic Flowers with Oyster-shell Blossoms

Allen, Anne

c. 1795

etching inked à la poupée in green, blue, red, purple, golden brown, and yellow on pale green wove paper

National Gallery of Art

An etching depicts a cluster of stylized botanical forms, including fern-like leaves with small blossoms and berries, and larger, shell-like flowers with concentric rings. The composition is arranged diagonally on a pale background.