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Four o'clock (Mirabilis jalapa)
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Four o'clock (Mirabilis jalapa)

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

Bittersweet or wonderflower. Numbered top right: 287. Name in five languages top left. 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: mirabilis jalapa
Credit lineNachtschone (Mirabilis jalapa). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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