'Hepaticae' [liverworts] mb-width 995 by William Elford Leach

by William Elford Leach

'The Pet Lamb'

A controversial and polarizing figure during his early career

The upper lip is drawn up on each side whilst the corners of the mouth droop downwards

Street seller carrying a tray displaying his wares

'Hepaticae' [liverworts] mb-width 995 by William Elford LeachSeventeen botanical studies, figures of liverworts. Figure 1 Marchantia nitida. Figure 2 Marchantia polymorpha. Figure 3 Fimbriaria marginata. Figure 4 Fimbriaria venosa. Figure 5 Fimbriaria cubensis. Figure 6 Fimbriaria sanguinea. Figure 7 Lunularia cruciata. Figure 8 Jungermannia ventricosa. Figure 9 Jungermannia conniveus. Figure 10 Lepidozia reptans. Figure 11 Jubula hutchinsiae. Figure 12 Harpalejennia ancistrodes. Figure 13 Scapania undulata.