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Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
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Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)

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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Hollyhock, dark pink double flowers. Numbered top right: 70. Latin and Dutch names at the top. 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 explanations in Dutch, Latin, and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
drawingflowers: hollyhock
Credit lineStokroos (Alcea rosea). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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