"Corn Poppy", a recreation of the watercolor and gouache botanical study by Jacques Le Moyne c. 1580, details a remarkably realistic plant. Presumably created as part of a series for a wealthy English patron, "Corn Poppy" shares many similarities with Le Moyne's other florilegia, notably "Study of a Corn Poppy" housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum. To emphasize scientific accuracy, Le Moyne composes the flower from multiple angles against a plain vellum background, which also accentuates the vivid colors used. A surrounding painted frame juxtaposes geometric lines with the organic form of the poppy. Intense shadowing and nuanced forms suggest that Le Moyne drew "Corn Poppy" primarily from life.