Jane Elizabeth Giraud was a 19th century floral painter and lithographer. This work, 'The flowers of Shakspeare', was first printed in 1845, and features 30 lithographs of the flowers and plants mentioned in William Shakespeare's works. This page features the oaks and scarlet hips mentioned in Act 4, Scene 5 of Timon of Athens, alongside the related text. The first initial of the quote has been represented as a historiated initial, showing a scene from the play in the form of the letter W.
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