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Primrose (Primula)
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Primrose (Primula)

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

Two species of primrose. Numbered top right: 262. Latin name at top. 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
drawingflowers: primula
Credit lineSleutelbloem (Primula). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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