Name/Title
Medicinal PlantsEntry/Object ID
2013.3.114Description
Description from L.A. Brown's 1959 catalog: "In 1839 Dr. Peter ordered forty of these canvasses to be painted in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. He chose the well known artist and medical illustrator Dr. A. Chazal to do the work. They were first shown to the public when the new Medical Building was dedicated in 1840. Transylvania still has eleven of these original paintings with water stains, which are faded, and have tears in the canvas. All are of uniform (24« x 35 inches) size and unframed. Dean Mitchell (see reference given with the description of figure 98) told the seniors, 'In this and the contiguous rooms, the most accurate and delicate paintings of medicinal plants, that the capital of France could furnish, will also find a conspicuous place. I need not tell you, that these exquisite paintings are true to the life, for you have already satisfied yourselves that such is the fact. In all, there are forty-one [Peter ordered forty] of them, drawn and painted, after the living specimens in the Jardin des Plantes, by the ablest Parisian artist. They are the only collection of the kind in this country.'"Collection
Moosnick Museum - Anatomical Specimens
