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Primrose Collection

"Exploring the Delights of Primrose: From Napoleon's Era to Vibrant Blooms" Discover the enchanting charm Hill Road in NW London, where history and nature intertwine

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Napoleon, (1769-1821), c1894-95, (1936). Creator: James Sant

Napoleon, (1769-1821), c1894-95, (1936). Creator: James Sant
Napoleon, (1769-1821), c1894-95, (1936). Last portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) commissioned to James Sant (1820-1916)

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primula Auricula Hardy Amies

Primula Auricula Hardy Amies - formally number AE84 in The Gordon Collection. Date: circa 1960s

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Lady Elizabeth and Lady Rose Paget by Mme Yevonde

Lady Elizabeth and Lady Rose Paget by Mme Yevonde
Lady Elizabeth and Lady Rose Paget by Madame Yevonde. Lady Elizabeth Hester Mary Paget (1916-1980) was the second daughter of the 6th Marquess of Anglesey, making her debut in 1933

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primula auricula, primrose

Primula auricula, primrose
Folio 78 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primrose Hill Road, NW London

Primrose Hill Road, NW London. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Butterflies and flowers on a palette-shaped Christmas card

Butterflies and flowers on a palette-shaped Christmas card
Butterflies and flowers with a snow scene on a palette-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Cowslip -Primula veris-, flowering, Thuringia, Germany

Cowslip -Primula veris-, flowering, Thuringia, Germany

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Harp with yellow flowers on a cutout greetings card

Harp with yellow flowers on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Picture No. 11071261

Picture No. 11071261
Evening Primrose / Evening Star / Sun Drop - Northumberland, UK. Date:

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Early Purple Orchids - with Primroses growing on a Norfolk roadside verge

Early Purple Orchids - with Primroses growing on a Norfolk roadside verge (A Norfolk CC roadside nature reserve)
FEU-388 Early Purple Orchids - with Primroses growing on a Norfolk roadside verge A Norfolk CC roadside nature reserv, UK Orchis mascula Geoff du Feu Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Oenothera grandiflora, evening primrose

Oenothera grandiflora, evening primrose
Unnumbered drawing (Tab IV) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Common primroses {Primula vulgaris} in flower, near Bradworthy, Devon, UK

Common primroses {Primula vulgaris} in flower, near Bradworthy, Devon, UK

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Evening Primrose, Primrose, Isnardia and Nightshade, Victorian Botanical Illustration

Evening Primrose, Primrose, Isnardia and Nightshade, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Botanical Illustration of Evening Primrose, Primrose, Isnardia and Nightshade, Victorian Botanical Illustration, Victorian Botanical Illustration

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primrose Phyllis Salt by Madame Yevonde

Primrose Phyllis Salt by Madame Yevonde. She was the daughter of Major-General Harold Francis Salt DSO, making her debut in 1933. Date: 1933

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primula acaulis (vulgaris), common primrose

Primula acaulis (vulgaris), common primrose
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33. Illustration entitled Primevere grandiflore

Background imagePrimrose Collection: WILLIAM PRIMROSE (1903-1982). Scottish violist. Pen-and-ink caricature

WILLIAM PRIMROSE (1903-1982). Scottish violist. Pen-and-ink caricature

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primrose Hill

Primrose Hill
A child bowls her hoop on a winters day on Primrose Hill. Date: 1895

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Double English Primrose, Common Primrose, English Primrose (Primula vulgaris)

Double English Primrose, Common Primrose, English Primrose (Primula vulgaris)

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Fireweed or Rosebay Willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium)

Fireweed or Rosebay Willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium)

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primula vulgaris, common primrose

Primula vulgaris, common primrose
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. By William Kilburn (1745-1818)

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Rosebery / 5th Earl / Vf 76

Rosebery / 5th Earl / Vf 76
ARCHIBALD PHILIP PRIMROSE 5TH EARL OF ROSEBERY Statesman and author Date: 1847 - 1929

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Onagraceae - Evening Primrose

Onagraceae - Evening Primrose
Onagraceae: the evening primrose tribe. Source: Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with groups and descriptions by Twining, Elizabeth, 1805-1889

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Plants / Oenothera Biennis

Plants / Oenothera Biennis
EVENING PRIMROSE

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Botanical Sketchbook -- Primrose

Botanical Sketchbook -- Primrose. Date: 1920s

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Regents Park Industrial School

Regents Park Industrial School
A view of the Regents Park Industrial School, Regents Park Road, Primrose Hill, London. Date: 1910

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Rural scene with honeysuckle and poppies

Rural scene with honeysuckle and poppies
A pretty rural scene with pink honeysuckle, yellow primroses and red poppies growing by a stone wall, with a cornfield and a windmill in the background

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Conservative Ladies

Conservative Ladies
A Meeting of Primrose Dames - leading conservative ladies in Lady Salisburys drawing room. Few if any of them favour the emancipation of woman

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primroses - spring Dorest hedgebank, UK

Primroses - spring Dorest hedgebank, UK
ROG-8780-c Primroses - spring Dorest hedgebank, UK. Primula vulgaris Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Purple flowered evening primrose, Oenothera lindleyi

Purple flowered evening primrose, Oenothera lindleyi
5856248 Purple flowered evening primrose, Oenothera lindleyi; (add.info.: Purple flowered evening primrose, Oenothera lindleyi)

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Decorative botanical print with primrose, cyclamen, sage, dahlia and chrysanthemum

Decorative botanical print with primrose, cyclamen, sage, dahlia and chrysanthemum
5855538 Decorative botanical print with primrose, cyclamen, sage, dahlia and chrysanthemum; (add.info.: Five ornamental plants including blue primrose (Primula sinensis)

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Bird's eye primrose, Primula farinosa

Bird's eye primrose, Primula farinosa
5855899 Bird's eye primrose, Primula farinosa; (add.info.: Bird's eye primrose, Primula farinosa. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Cowslip, Primula veris and balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a

Cowslip, Primula veris and balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4667659 Cowslip, Primula veris and balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Purple and white flowers of the Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis

Purple and white flowers of the Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis
5856229 Purple and white flowers of the Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis; (add.info.: Purple and white flowers of the Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis. Hand-colored illustration by E.D)

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, 1847-1929

Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, 1847-1929
5614452 Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, 1847-1929; (add.info.: Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, 1847-1929)

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Cowslip varieties, Primula veris 1-6, and pellitory, Achillea ptarmica 7-8

Cowslip varieties, Primula veris 1-6, and pellitory, Achillea ptarmica 7-8
FLO4563277 Cowslip varieties, Primula veris 1-6, and pellitory, Achillea ptarmica 7-8. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Mario Cammerari from Professor Filippo Arena's La natura e cultura

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Iris and primrose, Iris pseudacorus and Primula vulgaris

Iris and primrose, Iris pseudacorus and Primula vulgaris
5855653 Iris and primrose, Iris pseudacorus and Primula vulgaris; (add.info.: Iris and primrose, Iris pseudacorus and Primula vulgaris)

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Engraving depicting a young girl gathering wild primrose, 19th century

Engraving depicting a young girl gathering wild primrose, 19th century
5309033 Engraving depicting a young girl gathering wild primrose, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a young girl gathering wild primrose)

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Engraving depicting a cottager bunching wild primroses for market with the help of her small

Engraving depicting a cottager bunching wild primroses for market with the help of her small daughter, 19th century
5309042 Engraving depicting a cottager bunching wild primroses for market with the help of her small daughter, 19th century; (add.info)

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Roses of the Spring (primrose or cowslip). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn

Roses of the Spring (primrose or cowslip). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn
FLO4633867 Roses of the Spring (primrose or cowslip). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare, Day and Haghe, London

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primevere - Comely auricula, Primula decora. Handcoloured botanical engraving from John Sims'

Primevere - Comely auricula, Primula decora. Handcoloured botanical engraving from John Sims' Curtis's
FLO4579456 Primevere - Comely auricula, Primula decora. Handcoloured botanical engraving from John Sims' Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Couchman, London

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Five border plants: golden queen, large self-heal, primrose, clove pink and daisies

Five border plants: golden queen, large self-heal, primrose, clove pink and daisies
5855529 Five border plants: golden queen, large self-heal, primrose, clove pink and daisies.; (add.info.: Five border plants: golden queen (Alyssum saxatile), large self-heal (Prunella grandiflora)

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Decorative botanical print with sweet william, primrose, aster, goat's rue and lupin

Decorative botanical print with sweet william, primrose, aster, goat's rue and lupin
5855523 Decorative botanical print with sweet william, primrose, aster, goat's rue and lupin; (add.info.: Five ornamental annuals including pink sweet william catchfly (Silene armeria)

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primula (w/c and pencil on paper)

Primula (w/c and pencil on paper)
BAL99919 Primula (w/c and pencil on paper); Private Collection.

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primrose, Hare-Bell, Eglantine and Moss (Cymbeline). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn

Primrose, Hare-Bell, Eglantine and Moss (Cymbeline). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn
FLO4633712 Primrose, Hare-Bell, Eglantine and Moss (Cymbeline). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare, Day and Haghe

Background imagePrimrose Collection: USA, Washington State, Bainbridge Island. Candelabra primrose and skunk cabbage scenic

USA, Washington State, Bainbridge Island. Candelabra primrose and skunk cabbage scenic

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Still life of a bird's nest, violets, primroses and apple blossoms, 1872

Still life of a bird's nest, violets, primroses and apple blossoms, 1872. Creator: Thomas Frederick Collier
Still life of a bird's nest, violets, primroses and apple blossoms, 1872. Still life of a bird's nest, blooming March violets

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Godetia, 1919. Creator: Julie de Graag

Godetia, 1919. Creator: Julie de Graag
Godetia, 1919

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Godetia, 1919. Creator: Julie de Graag

Godetia, 1919. Creator: Julie de Graag
Godetia, 1919



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"Exploring the Delights of Primrose: From Napoleon's Era to Vibrant Blooms" Discover the enchanting charm Hill Road in NW London, where history and nature intertwine. Step back in time with James Sant's captivating painting "Napoleon, " depicting the legendary leader during his reign from 1769-1821. Immerse yourself in the beauty of Hardy Amies' Primula Auricula, a stunning flower that graces gardens with its vibrant colors. Marvel at the delicate petals of Primula auricula, commonly known as primroses, which add a touch of elegance to any landscape. Travel to Thuringia, Germany, and witness the breathtaking sight of Cowslip -Primula veris- flowers blooming against picturesque scenery. Butterflies flutter around these blossoms on a palette-shaped Christmas card, creating an idyllic scene straight out of a fairytale. Picture No. 11071261 transports you to Norfolk's roadside nature reserve adorned with Early Purple Orchids alongside cheerful primroses. The harmonious blend showcases Mother Nature's artistic prowess. Admire a cutout greetings card featuring a harp embellished with yellow flowers—a delightful surprise for any music lover or flower enthusiast alike. Oenothera grandiflora, also known as evening primrose, captivates hearts with its radiant blooms. Witness the resilience and beauty of common primroses {Primula vulgaris} near Bradworthy in Devon, UK—a testament to their adaptability and ability to thrive even in challenging environments. Lastly, Victorian Botanical Illustration presents Evening Primrose alongside other exquisite flora like Isnardia and Nightshade—an homage to botanical artistry that continues to inspire generations. Intriguing tales unfold through each aspect of "primrose, " revealing its historical significance and natural allure across different landscapes worldwide. Let this captivating flower transport you to a world of beauty and wonder.