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Nymphaea caerulea | Antique Flower Illustrations #105111602
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19th-century illustration of a Nymphaea caerulea, known as blue lotus or blue Egyptian lotus, but also blue water lily or blue Egyptian water lily, and sacred blue lily or sacred narcotic lily of the nile. Engraving by Pierre-Joseph Redoute. Published in Choix Des Plus Belles Fleurs, Paris 1827.