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Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
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Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

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

Candle plant, or wolkruid. Numbered top right: 331. Name in six languages included. Part of the fourth album with drawings of flowers and mushrooms. Eleventh 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: great mullein
Credit lineKoningskaars (Verbascum thapsus). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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