Madame De Pompadour's Intoxicatingly Scented Hyacinths - Original DrawingMadame De Pompadour's Intoxicatingly Scented Hyacinths Original Drawing on Saunders Waterford Paper Size 38 x 28cmCaran d'Ache Neocolor Wax Pastels on Saunders Waterford Paper Researching Floriography (the language of Flowers) as well as the history of Flowers, I uncovered my favourite and most fragrant flower, the Blue Hyacinth, was adored by Madame de Pompadour who grew hundreds in her Palace Garden and adorned the ladies of the Palace with them.