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Daffodil (Narcissus), Cowslip (Primula veris), and African marigold (Tagetes)
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Daffodil (Narcissus), Cowslip (Primula veris), and African marigold (Tagetes)

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

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

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Three yellow flowers: daffodil, golden primrose and marigold. Also two winged insects. Numbered top right: 204. 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: marigoldflowers: cowslipflowers: narcissusinsects
Credit lineNarcis (Narcissus), Gulden sleutelbloem (Primula veris) en Afrikaantje (Tagetes). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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