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Common Speedwell or Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)
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Common Speedwell or Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)

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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Common speedwell or germander speedwell. Branch with leaves, flowers and roots. Numbered 170 in the upper right. Names in Latin and German on the right. 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 lineGewone ereprijs of gamander-ereprijs (Veronica chamaedrys). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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