Ehret magnolia by MuseumWales on Flickr.
The mid-17th to mid-18th centuries saw the Golden Age of scientific illustration. In this age of curiosity, exploration, and experiment, the artist complimented the scientific process.
Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770) was one of the most talented artists of this era. This image shows a Magnolia from Ehret’s Plantae Selectae of 1772. Magnolias were a favourite of Ehret and he was said to have taken a daily walk to watch the progress of Magnolia grandiflora. Hand-coloured engraving:50cm x 35cm
Further information can be seen on Rhagor, the collections based website from Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales.
Rhwng canol yr ail ganrif ar bymtheg a chanol y deunawfed ganrif gwelwyd Oes Aur darluniau gwyddonol. Yn yr oes hon o gywreinrwydd, archwilio ac arbrofi, roedd yr artist yn ategu’r broses wyddonol. Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770) oedd un o artistiaid mwyaf talentog y cyfnod hwn. Mae’r ddelwedd hon yn dangos Magnolia o Plantae Selectae Ehret ym 1772. Roedd Magnolias yn ffefryn i Ehret a dywedwyd ei fod yn mynd am dro yn ddyddiol i weld cynnydd y Magnolia grandiflora.
