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Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) and carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
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Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) and carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)

anonymous · 1604 - 1632 · engraving; hand coloring; paper; ink; watercolor (paint)

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

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Damson plum and sweet william. With a hen and some ornamental plants and vines. Figs. 47 and 48 on a sheet hand-numbered 24. In: Anselmi Boëtii de Boot I.C. Brugensis & Rodolphi II. Imp. Roman. medici a cubiculis Florum, Herbarum, ac fructuum selectiorum icones, & vires pleraeque hactenus ignotæ. Part of the album with sheets and plates from De Boodt's herbarium of 1640. The twelfth of twelve albums with watercolours of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on commission of Emperor Rudolf II.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKerspruim (Prunus cerasifera) en tuinanjer (Dianthus caryophyllus). 1604 - 1632. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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