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Turk's cap lily (Lilium martagon)

1596 - 1610 · pen; brush; paper; deck paint; ink; watercolor (paint); chalk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Turkish lily, with detail of the bulb. Also a black beetle. Numbered top right: 210. Name in three languages top right. Part of the third album with drawings of flowers and plants. Tenth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on commission of Emperor Rudolf II. With explanations in Dutch, Latin and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

drawing insects: beetle

Credit lineTurkse lelie (Lilium martagon). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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