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Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
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Potato (Solanum tuberosum)

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.

About this work

Potato or another plant from the nightshade family. Branch with leaves, (purple) flowers and a seed fruit. Numbered 169 in the upper right. Two Latin names at the top. 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 lineAardappel (Solanum tuberosum). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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