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Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) and Spurge Laurel (Daphne cneorum)
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Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) and Spurge Laurel (Daphne cneorum)

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.

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Mountain daisy and sharp pepper bush or stone rose. Numbered top right: 278. Names in various languages. 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
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drawingflowers: daphne cneorum
Credit lineBerendruif (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) en Scherp peperboompje (Daphne cneorum ). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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