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Buttercup (Ranunculus) and an unknown flower
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Buttercup (Ranunculus) and an unknown flower

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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White buttercup (ranunculus) and an unknown orange flower. Numbered top right: 74. With Latin and Dutch names. 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.

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drawingflowers: buttercup
Credit lineWitte boterbloem (Ranunculus) en een onbekende bloem. 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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