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Purple iris (Iris germanica)
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Purple iris (Iris germanica)

1596 - 1610 · brush; paper; deck paint; watercolor (paint); chalk

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

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Purple iris. Numbered in the upper right: 198. Part of the second album with drawings of flowers and plants. Ninth 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
Credit linePaarse iris (Iris germanica). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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