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Lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)
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Lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)

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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Lady's slipper orchid. Numbered top right: 62. Here also the name in three languages. Part of the first album of drawings of flowers and plants. Eighth of twelve albums of drawings of animals, birds, and plants known around 1600, made on commission of Emperor Rudolf II. With commentary in Dutch, Latin, and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
drawingflowers: orchidflowers: lady's-slipper orchid
Credit lineVrouwenschoentje (Cypripedium calceolus). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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