The welwitschia mirabilis

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Landscape with a self portrait of Thomas Baines sketching the welwitschia mirabilis, Nyanka Kykamkop or plant of Hykamkop or Otjitumbo Otjihooro. Notes on the work state: 'Sketched Hykamkop May 9 1861. Painted 15 Whitehall Place, London April 10 1867'

Collection of the Herbarium, Library, Art & Archives, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Richmond

Title

The welwitschia mirabilis

Date

1861

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 54.5 x W 75 cm

Accession number

MO 102

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

1. The Welwitschia mirabilis, Nyanka Kykamkop or plant of Hykamkop or Otjitumbo Otjihooro. Stump with a head. South West Africa T. Baines. Sketched Hykamkop May 9 1861. Painted 15 Whitehall Place, London April 10 1867 2. The Welwitschia mirabilis, or plant of Hykamkop South West Africa T. Baines 9 May 1861

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